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Affluence in KY1 3ED

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

Neighbourhood
Dysart
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
787 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY1 3ED is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY1 3ED area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 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

54.8% of adults in the KY1 3ED area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 17.6% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.

KY1 3EDScotland
Employee, full-time36%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.3%11.5%
Self-employed7.5%7.4%
Unemployed4%1.9%
Full-time student6.9%8.8%
Retired17.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.8%5.2%
Other3.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

19.5% of adults in the KY1 3ED area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY1 3EDScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional15.7%21.1%
Intermediate10.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.9%7.1%
Semi-routine13.5%11.2%
Routine22%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.3%6.8%
Full-time students6.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

17.9% of adults in the KY1 3ED area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.5% have no qualifications.

KY1 3EDScotland
Degree level or above17.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship10%7.6%
No qualifications22.5%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 3ED (Dysart) (about 787 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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