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Affluence in KY11 4PE

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

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Pitcorthie West
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
824 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY11 4PE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY11 4PE area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

56.6% of adults in the KY11 4PE area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 30.5% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.

KY11 4PEScotland
Employee, full-time37.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.6%11.5%
Self-employed8.4%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student4.5%8.8%
Retired30.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2%5.2%
Other0.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

44% of adults in the KY11 4PE area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY11 4PEScotland
Higher managerial & professional18.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.3%21.1%
Intermediate11.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.4%7.1%
Semi-routine10%11.2%
Routine10.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.8%6.8%
Full-time students4.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

39.9% of adults in the KY11 4PE area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.6% have no qualifications.

KY11 4PEScotland
Degree level or above39.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.5%7.6%
No qualifications11.6%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 4PE (Dunfermline Pitcorthie West) (about 824 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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