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Affluence in KY12 9FE

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

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Milesmark and Wellwood
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
740 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY12 9FE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY12 9FE 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.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

62.7% of adults in the KY12 9FE area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 23.1% are retired and 5.5% are full-time students.

KY12 9FEScotland
Employee, full-time47.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.6%11.5%
Self-employed6.8%7.4%
Unemployed0.5%1.9%
Full-time student5.5%8.8%
Retired23.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.6%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

46.2% of adults in the KY12 9FE area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY12 9FEScotland
Higher managerial & professional15.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional30.7%21.1%
Intermediate13.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.4%7.1%
Semi-routine7.7%11.2%
Routine9.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.3%6.8%
Full-time students5.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.5% of adults in the KY12 9FE area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.1% have no qualifications.

KY12 9FEScotland
Degree level or above36.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND19.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent15.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.6%7.6%
No qualifications11.1%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 9FE (Dunfermline Milesmark and Wellwood) (about 740 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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