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KY11 1FB area guide

Who lives in KY11 1FB, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Inverkeithing East
Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 947 (2024)

KY11 1FBFife

At a glance

What KY11 1FB is like

KY11 1FB is a postcode in the Inverkeithing East area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 947 people. 63.8% of households own their home, 19% rent privately and 16.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 53.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY11 1FB compares

Headline figures for KY11 1FB, 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 34 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY11 1FB differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
19% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
26.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

KY11 1FB FAQs

Is KY11 1FB 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 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is KY11 1FB 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.

Who lives in KY11 1FB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.3% of residents. 63.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (37.2%).

Which council covers KY11 1FB?

The local authority for KY11 1FB is Fife.

KY11 1FB comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY11 1FB?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 34 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Inverkeithing Rail Station, 142 yards 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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