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KY12 9PS area guide

Who lives in KY12 9PS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Blairhall Saline and Carnock
Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,216 (2024)

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At a glance

What KY12 9PS is like

KY12 9PS is a postcode in the Blairhall Saline and Carnock area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,216 people. 50% of households own their home, 4.3% rent privately and 47.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 0–4, and 51.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY12 9PS compares

Headline figures for KY12 9PS, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Fife a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

1.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY12 9PS differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
47.3% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 4.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

KY12 9PS FAQs

Is KY12 9PS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is KY12 9PS safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Fife recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KY12 9PS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 0–4, at 10.1% of residents. 50% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (43.4%).

Which council covers KY12 9PS?

The local authority for KY12 9PS is Fife.

KY12 9PS comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY12 9PS?

Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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