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Affluence in KY16 0FL

How KY16 0FL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Leuchars and Guardbridge
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
477 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY16 0FL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY16 0FL 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

57.6% of adults in the KY16 0FL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 17% are retired and 15.1% are full-time students.

KY16 0FLScotland
Employee, full-time39.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.8%11.5%
Self-employed9%7.4%
Unemployed1.8%1.9%
Full-time student15.1%8.8%
Retired17%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.8%5.2%
Other1.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

35.8% of adults in the KY16 0FL area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY16 0FLScotland
Higher managerial & professional14.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.5%21.1%
Intermediate8.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.5%7.1%
Semi-routine11.9%11.2%
Routine9.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.7%6.8%
Full-time students14.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

41.8% of adults in the KY16 0FL area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10.1% have no qualifications.

KY16 0FLScotland
Degree level or above41.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13%13.2%
Highers or equivalent14.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16%18.9%
Apprenticeship4.6%7.6%
No qualifications10.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY16 0FL (Leuchars and Guardbridge) (about 477 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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