Affluence in KY12 8UP
How KY12 8UP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Cairneyhill and Crombie
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 689 (2024)
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How well off KY12 8UP is
On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY12 8UP area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
48.1% of adults in the KY12 8UP area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 40.3% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
39.3% of adults in the KY12 8UP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.
Highest qualification
33.5% of adults in the KY12 8UP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY12 8UP (Cairneyhill and Crombie) (about 689 residents).
Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.