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Affluence in KY12 8HD

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

Neighbourhood
Valleyfield Culross and Torryburn
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
808 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY12 8HD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY12 8HD area scores 6.0 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
6.0/ 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

61.7% of adults in the KY12 8HD area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 25% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.

KY12 8HDScotland
Employee, full-time40.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time10%11.5%
Self-employed11.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student4.3%8.8%
Retired25%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled0.8%5.2%
Other1.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

43.7% of adults in the KY12 8HD area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY12 8HDScotland
Higher managerial & professional17.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional26.2%21.1%
Intermediate11%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed12.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.6%7.1%
Semi-routine6.8%11.2%
Routine12%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.2%6.8%
Full-time students3.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

35.3% of adults in the KY12 8HD area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.1% have no qualifications.

KY12 8HDScotland
Degree level or above35.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.2%7.6%
No qualifications13.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY12 8HD (Valleyfield Culross and Torryburn) (about 808 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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