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KY11 9ES area guide

Who lives in KY11 9ES, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Dalgety Bay East
Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 480 (2024)

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At a glance

What KY11 9ES is like

KY11 9ES is a postcode in the Dalgety Bay East area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 480 people. 84.5% of households own their home, 8.2% rent privately and 7.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 54.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY11 9ES compares

Headline figures for KY11 9ES, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Fife a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 22 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY11 9ES differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 8.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
84.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KY11 9ES FAQs

Is KY11 9ES a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is KY11 9ES safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Fife recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KY11 9ES?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 10.4% of residents. 84.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (44.9%).

Which council covers KY11 9ES?

The local authority for KY11 9ES is Fife.

KY11 9ES comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY11 9ES?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 22 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Dalgety Bay Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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