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Affluence in KY11 8QN

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

Neighbourhood
Inverkeithing East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
583 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY11 8QN is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY11 8QN area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 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

63.2% of adults in the KY11 8QN area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 21.5% are retired and 3.9% are full-time students.

KY11 8QNScotland
Employee, full-time44.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.1%11.5%
Self-employed6.5%7.4%
Unemployed1.9%1.9%
Full-time student3.9%8.8%
Retired21.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.7%5.2%
Other1.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

38.8% of adults in the KY11 8QN area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY11 8QNScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.3%21.1%
Intermediate10.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.5%7.1%
Semi-routine12.8%11.2%
Routine14.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5%6.8%
Full-time students3.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

30.1% of adults in the KY11 8QN area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16.1% have no qualifications.

KY11 8QNScotland
Degree level or above30.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.2%7.6%
No qualifications16.1%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 8QN (Inverkeithing East) (about 583 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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