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Affluence in KY1 3AP

How KY1 3AP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dysart
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
945 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY1 3AP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY1 3AP area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 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

51.7% of adults in the KY1 3AP area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 28.5% are retired and 7.7% are full-time students.

KY1 3APScotland
Employee, full-time34.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.2%11.5%
Self-employed5.3%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student7.7%8.8%
Retired28.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

25.3% of adults in the KY1 3AP area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY1 3APScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional20%21.1%
Intermediate11.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.9%7.1%
Semi-routine14.5%11.2%
Routine16.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10%6.8%
Full-time students7.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

21.2% of adults in the KY1 3AP area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 23.2% have no qualifications.

KY1 3APScotland
Degree level or above21.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19%18.9%
Apprenticeship12.3%7.6%
No qualifications23.2%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 3AP (Dysart) (about 945 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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