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Affluence in KY14 6BD

How KY14 6BD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Newburgh
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
925 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY14 6BD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY14 6BD area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 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

55.3% of adults in the KY14 6BD area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 29.8% are retired and 2.8% are full-time students.

KY14 6BDScotland
Employee, full-time36%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.8%11.5%
Self-employed9.5%7.4%
Unemployed3%1.9%
Full-time student2.8%8.8%
Retired29.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.6% of adults in the KY14 6BD area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY14 6BDScotland
Higher managerial & professional8.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.8%21.1%
Intermediate9.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed11.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.4%7.1%
Semi-routine13.2%11.2%
Routine15.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.8%6.8%
Full-time students2.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

26.2% of adults in the KY14 6BD area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 23.6% have no qualifications.

KY14 6BDScotland
Degree level or above26.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.4%7.6%
No qualifications23.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY14 6BD (Newburgh) (about 925 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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