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KY15 4JS area guide

Who lives in KY15 4JS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Cupar Central
Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 717 (2024)

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At a glance

What KY15 4JS is like

KY15 4JS is a postcode in the Cupar Central area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 717 people. 43% of households own their home, 25.3% rent privately and 27.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 58.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY15 4JS compares

Headline figures for KY15 4JS, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 59 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY15 4JS differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
25.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

KY15 4JS FAQs

Is KY15 4JS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is KY15 4JS 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 KY15 4JS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.6% of residents. 43% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (45.1%).

Which council covers KY15 4JS?

The local authority for KY15 4JS is Fife.

KY15 4JS comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY15 4JS?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 59 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Cupar Rail Station, 0.3 miles away.

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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