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Affluence in KY12 7TE

How KY12 7TE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Garvock Hill
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
916 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY12 7TE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY12 7TE area scores 10.0 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
10.0/ 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

48.8% of adults in the KY12 7TE area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 39.1% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.

KY12 7TEScotland
Employee, full-time34%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.9%11.5%
Self-employed4.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.3%1.9%
Full-time student5.6%8.8%
Retired39.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.5%5.2%
Other0.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

47.3% of adults in the KY12 7TE area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY12 7TEScotland
Higher managerial & professional16.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional30.7%21.1%
Intermediate16.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6%7.1%
Semi-routine7.5%11.2%
Routine7.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.8%6.8%
Full-time students5.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

42% of adults in the KY12 7TE area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 8.9% have no qualifications.

KY12 7TEScotland
Degree level or above42%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent13.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.2%7.6%
No qualifications8.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY12 7TE (Dunfermline Garvock Hill) (about 916 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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