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Affluence in KY15 5PS

How KY15 5PS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Dairsie Ceres and Dunino
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
656 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY15 5PS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY15 5PS area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

53.8% of adults in the KY15 5PS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 31.5% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.

KY15 5PSScotland
Employee, full-time24.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.2%11.5%
Self-employed19%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student5.4%8.8%
Retired31.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.4%5.2%
Other1.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

40.4% of adults in the KY15 5PS area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY15 5PSScotland
Higher managerial & professional16%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.4%21.1%
Intermediate9.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed22.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.8%7.1%
Semi-routine7.8%11.2%
Routine4.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.9%6.8%
Full-time students5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

49.3% of adults in the KY15 5PS area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10.6% have no qualifications.

KY15 5PSScotland
Degree level or above49.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent12.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.3%7.6%
No qualifications10.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY15 5PS (Dairsie Ceres and Dunino) (about 656 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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