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Affluence in KY11 4UP

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

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Halbeath and Lynebank
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,068 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY11 4UP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY11 4UP area scores 9.0 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
9.0/ 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

61.8% of adults in the KY11 4UP area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 25% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.

KY11 4UPScotland
Employee, full-time43.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time10%11.5%
Self-employed8.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student4.7%8.8%
Retired25%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.1%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

49.1% of adults in the KY11 4UP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY11 4UPScotland
Higher managerial & professional16.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional32.8%21.1%
Intermediate12.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.9%7.1%
Semi-routine8.7%11.2%
Routine7.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.4%6.8%
Full-time students4.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

44.7% of adults in the KY11 4UP area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 6.7% have no qualifications.

KY11 4UPScotland
Degree level or above44.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent15%18.9%
Apprenticeship8%7.6%
No qualifications6.7%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 4UP (Dunfermline Halbeath and Lynebank) (about 1,068 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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