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KY12 0XT area guide

Who lives in KY12 0XT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Dunfermline Bellyeoman
Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 522 (2024)

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At a glance

What KY12 0XT is like

KY12 0XT is a postcode in the Dunfermline Bellyeoman area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 522 people. 61.1% of households own their home, 4.3% rent privately and 26.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 64.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY12 0XT compares

Headline figures for KY12 0XT, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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, 53 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

7 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY12 0XT differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 4.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

KY12 0XT FAQs

Is KY12 0XT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 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 KY12 0XT 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 KY12 0XT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 10.9% of residents. 61.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (42.7%).

Which council covers KY12 0XT?

The local authority for KY12 0XT is Fife.

KY12 0XT comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY12 0XT?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 53 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Dunfermline Queen Margaret Rail Station, 0.5 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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