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Affluence in KY12 8AB

How KY12 8AB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Baldridgeburn
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,114 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY12 8AB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY12 8AB 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

62.4% of adults in the KY12 8AB area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 19.7% are retired and 7.2% are full-time students.

KY12 8ABScotland
Employee, full-time42.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.3%11.5%
Self-employed7.4%7.4%
Unemployed2.2%1.9%
Full-time student7.2%8.8%
Retired19.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.9%5.2%
Other1.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

37.4% of adults in the KY12 8AB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY12 8ABScotland
Higher managerial & professional16.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.3%21.1%
Intermediate12.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%7.1%
Semi-routine9.1%11.2%
Routine14.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.8%6.8%
Full-time students5.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

35.5% of adults in the KY12 8AB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10.9% have no qualifications.

KY12 8ABScotland
Degree level or above35.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.6%7.6%
No qualifications10.9%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 8AB (Dunfermline Baldridgeburn) (about 1,114 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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