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Affluence in KY12 9DA

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

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Baldridgeburn
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
830 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY12 9DA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY12 9DA area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 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

47.3% of adults in the KY12 9DA area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 28.7% are retired and 2.8% are full-time students.

KY12 9DAScotland
Employee, full-time31.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.2%11.5%
Self-employed4.8%7.4%
Unemployed3.7%1.9%
Full-time student2.8%8.8%
Retired28.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9.2%5.2%
Other3.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23.4% of adults in the KY12 9DA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY12 9DAScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional17%21.1%
Intermediate10.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.4%7.1%
Semi-routine15.6%11.2%
Routine19.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.4%6.8%
Full-time students3.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

21% of adults in the KY12 9DA area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 27.9% have no qualifications.

KY12 9DAScotland
Degree level or above21%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.8%7.6%
No qualifications27.9%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 9DA (Dunfermline Baldridgeburn) (about 830 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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