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Postcode area · Kirkcaldy

KY area guide

Who lives in KY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Population
377,417 (2024)
At a glance

What KY is like

The KY postcode area in Scotland covers 10,303 live postcodes and is home to about 377,417 people in 170,857 households. 65.1% of households own their home, 11.5% rent privately and 21.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY compares

Headline figures for KY, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Fife a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
163

163 schools in KY. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

KY FAQs

01
Is KY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.5 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is KY safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Fife recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in KY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.7% of residents. 65.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (27.3%).
04
Which council covers KY?

The local authority for KY is Fife.

KY comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is KY?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Glenrothes with Thornton Rail Station, 2.1 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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