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Affluence in KY1 2UL

How KY1 2UL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dysart
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
483 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY1 2UL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY1 2UL area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

46.6% of adults in the KY1 2UL area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 28.2% are retired and 11.9% are full-time students.

KY1 2ULScotland
Employee, full-time30.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.6%11.5%
Self-employed6.7%7.4%
Unemployed3%1.9%
Full-time student11.9%8.8%
Retired28.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

27.3% of adults in the KY1 2UL area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY1 2ULScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.9%21.1%
Intermediate11.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.2%7.1%
Semi-routine12.4%11.2%
Routine12.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.2%6.8%
Full-time students10.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

29.1% of adults in the KY1 2UL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 18.6% have no qualifications.

KY1 2ULScotland
Degree level or above29.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17%18.9%
Apprenticeship11%7.6%
No qualifications18.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY1 2UL (Dysart) (about 483 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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