KY1 4AZ area guide
Who lives in KY1 4AZ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton and Kinglassie
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 529 (2024)
KY1 4AZFife
What KY1 4AZ is like
KY1 4AZ is a postcode in the Thornton and Kinglassie area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 529 people. 54.7% of households own their home, 12.5% rent privately and 28.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 49.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.
How KY1 4AZ compares
Headline figures for KY1 4AZ, set against Scotland as a whole.
Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).
KY1 4AZ FAQs
01Is KY1 4AZ a good place to live?Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.
Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.
02Is KY1 4AZ safe?How recorded crime here compares with the national average.
How recorded crime here compares with the national average.
03Who lives in KY1 4AZ?Age, home ownership and housing from the census.
Age, home ownership and housing from the census.
04Which council covers KY1 4AZ?The local authority for KY1 4AZ is Fife.
The local authority for KY1 4AZ is Fife.
05How well connected is KY1 4AZ?Connectivity scores 4.2 out of 10.
Connectivity scores 4.2 out of 10.
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.