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Affluence in KY11 8BL

How KY11 8BL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Pitcorthie East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
757 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY11 8BL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY11 8BL 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

50.6% of adults in the KY11 8BL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 37.9% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.

KY11 8BLScotland
Employee, full-time35.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.1%11.5%
Self-employed6%7.4%
Unemployed0.6%1.9%
Full-time student4.7%8.8%
Retired37.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family0.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.4%5.2%
Other0.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

41.2% of adults in the KY11 8BL area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY11 8BLScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional27.4%21.1%
Intermediate14.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.8%7.1%
Semi-routine11.6%11.2%
Routine7.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.8%6.8%
Full-time students4.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

30.9% of adults in the KY11 8BL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10% have no qualifications.

KY11 8BLScotland
Degree level or above30.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.5%7.6%
No qualifications10%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 8BL (Dunfermline Pitcorthie East) (about 757 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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