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Affluence in KY15 7BF

How KY15 7BF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Falkland and Freuchie
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
737 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY15 7BF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY15 7BF area scores 7.0 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
7.0/ 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

49.2% of adults in the KY15 7BF area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 38.3% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.

KY15 7BFScotland
Employee, full-time31.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.3%11.5%
Self-employed8.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student4.3%8.8%
Retired38.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.2%5.2%
Other0.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

43.6% of adults in the KY15 7BF area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY15 7BFScotland
Higher managerial & professional16.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional27.5%21.1%
Intermediate10.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.8%7.1%
Semi-routine10.5%11.2%
Routine10.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.1%6.8%
Full-time students4.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

42.6% of adults in the KY15 7BF area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.7% have no qualifications.

KY15 7BFScotland
Degree level or above42.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.7%7.6%
No qualifications11.7%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 7BF (Falkland and Freuchie) (about 737 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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