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Affluence in KY12 9FG

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

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Milesmark and Wellwood
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
732 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY12 9FG is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY12 9FG area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
10.0/ 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

57% of adults in the KY12 9FG area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.8% are retired and 7.6% are full-time students.

KY12 9FGScotland
Employee, full-time38.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.5%11.5%
Self-employed8.5%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student7.6%8.8%
Retired26.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.3%5.2%
Other1.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

51.5% of adults in the KY12 9FG area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY12 9FGScotland
Higher managerial & professional21.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional29.9%21.1%
Intermediate13.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.6%7.1%
Semi-routine6.8%11.2%
Routine7.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.1%6.8%
Full-time students6.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

44.5% of adults in the KY12 9FG area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 7.2% have no qualifications.

KY12 9FGScotland
Degree level or above44.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent13.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.2%7.6%
No qualifications7.2%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 9FG (Dunfermline Milesmark and Wellwood) (about 732 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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