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KY10 3ED area guide

Who lives in KY10 3ED, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Anstruther
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
869 (2024)
At a glance

What KY10 3ED is like

KY10 3ED is a postcode in the Anstruther area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 869 people. 74.7% of households own their home, 10.5% rent privately and 15.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 44.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY10 3ED compares

Headline figures for KY10 3ED, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Fife a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 24 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
3

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY10 3ED differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    35.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    74.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KY10 3ED FAQs

01
Is KY10 3ED a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).
02
Is KY10 3ED safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Fife recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in KY10 3ED?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.9% of residents. 74.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (32.6%).
04
Which council covers KY10 3ED?

The local authority for KY10 3ED is Fife.

KY10 3ED comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is KY10 3ED?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 24 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Anstruther Harbour, 0.4 miles away.

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.

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