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Affluence in KY16 8HT

How KY16 8HT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
St Andrews South East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
624 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY16 8HT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY16 8HT 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

37.2% of adults in the KY16 8HT area are in work, well below the Scotland average of 55%. 26.1% are retired and 28.4% are full-time students.

KY16 8HTScotland
Employee, full-time24.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.6%11.5%
Self-employed2.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student28.4%8.8%
Retired26.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.8%5.2%
Other2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.4% of adults in the KY16 8HT area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY16 8HTScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.1%21.1%
Intermediate5.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed2.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.4%7.1%
Semi-routine9.6%11.2%
Routine17.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.2%6.8%
Full-time students28.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

31.6% of adults in the KY16 8HT area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.8% have no qualifications.

KY16 8HTScotland
Degree level or above31.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND8.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent18.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent13.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.2%7.6%
No qualifications19.8%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 8HT (St Andrews South East) (about 624 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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