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Affluence in KY2 5QD

How KY2 5QD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Kirkcaldy Bennochy West
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
794 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY2 5QD is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY2 5QD area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 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

51.9% of adults in the KY2 5QD area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 24.3% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

KY2 5QDScotland
Employee, full-time32.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.1%11.5%
Self-employed6.5%7.4%
Unemployed2.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.1%8.8%
Retired24.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.5%5.2%
Other3.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24.6% of adults in the KY2 5QD area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY2 5QDScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.8%21.1%
Intermediate11.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.7%7.1%
Semi-routine12.3%11.2%
Routine16.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.3%6.8%
Full-time students5.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24.7% of adults in the KY2 5QD area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.2% have no qualifications.

KY2 5QDScotland
Degree level or above24.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.6%7.6%
No qualifications25.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY2 5QD (Kirkcaldy Bennochy West) (about 794 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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