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Affluence in KY12 9BD

How KY12 9BD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Milesmark and Wellwood
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
420 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY12 9BD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY12 9BD area scores 7.0 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.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

59.9% of adults in the KY12 9BD area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25.7% are retired and 4.4% are full-time students.

KY12 9BDScotland
Employee, full-time40.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.5%11.5%
Self-employed4.1%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student4.4%8.8%
Retired25.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.5%5.2%
Other1.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

44.8% of adults in the KY12 9BD area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY12 9BDScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional30.9%21.1%
Intermediate12.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine11.3%11.2%
Routine7.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5%6.8%
Full-time students4.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

34% of adults in the KY12 9BD area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 14.4% have no qualifications.

KY12 9BDScotland
Degree level or above34%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.4%7.6%
No qualifications14.4%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 9BD (Dunfermline Milesmark and Wellwood) (about 420 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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