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Affluence in KY1 3ND

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

Neighbourhood
Kirkcaldy Hayfield and Smeaton
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
922 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY1 3ND is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY1 3ND area scores 3.0 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
3.0/ 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

42.6% of adults in the KY1 3ND area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 31.5% are retired and 7.4% are full-time students.

KY1 3NDScotland
Employee, full-time29.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.3%11.5%
Self-employed4%7.4%
Unemployed3.2%1.9%
Full-time student7.4%8.8%
Retired31.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.8%5.2%
Other4.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16.5% of adults in the KY1 3ND area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY1 3NDScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional11.8%21.1%
Intermediate10.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.9%7.1%
Semi-routine12.6%11.2%
Routine23.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed14.2%6.8%
Full-time students7.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

14.2% of adults in the KY1 3ND area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 32.1% have no qualifications.

KY1 3NDScotland
Degree level or above14.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent6.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent28.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.5%7.6%
No qualifications32.1%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 3ND (Kirkcaldy Hayfield and Smeaton) (about 922 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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