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Affluence in KY12 9PG

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

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Milesmark and Wellwood
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
647 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY12 9PG is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY12 9PG area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

55.8% of adults in the KY12 9PG area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 27.2% are retired and 6% are full-time students.

KY12 9PGScotland
Employee, full-time36.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.5%11.5%
Self-employed8%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student6%8.8%
Retired27.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.3%5.2%
Other2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

36.9% of adults in the KY12 9PG area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY12 9PGScotland
Higher managerial & professional12.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.5%21.1%
Intermediate11.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.6%7.1%
Semi-routine9.9%11.2%
Routine14.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6%6.8%
Full-time students5.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

29.5% of adults in the KY12 9PG area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16.2% have no qualifications.

KY12 9PGScotland
Degree level or above29.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.3%7.6%
No qualifications16.2%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 9PG (Dunfermline Milesmark and Wellwood) (about 647 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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