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Affluence in KY11 4BB

How KY11 4BB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Garvock Hill
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
684 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY11 4BB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY11 4BB area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
10.0/ 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

56.7% of adults in the KY11 4BB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 30.7% are retired and 5.5% are full-time students.

KY11 4BBScotland
Employee, full-time35.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.3%11.5%
Self-employed8.6%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student5.5%8.8%
Retired30.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1%5.2%
Other1.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

54% of adults in the KY11 4BB area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY11 4BBScotland
Higher managerial & professional23.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional30%21.1%
Intermediate14.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical4.7%7.1%
Semi-routine7.3%11.2%
Routine6.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.4%6.8%
Full-time students4.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

48.6% of adults in the KY11 4BB area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 7.6% have no qualifications.

KY11 4BBScotland
Degree level or above48.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship5%7.6%
No qualifications7.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY11 4BB (Dunfermline Garvock Hill) (about 684 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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