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Affluence in KY2 6ZU

How KY2 6ZU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Kirkcaldy Chapel
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
937 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY2 6ZU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY2 6ZU area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 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

81.4% of adults in the KY2 6ZU area are in work, well above the Scotland average of 55%. 7% are retired and 7.6% are full-time students.

KY2 6ZUScotland
Employee, full-time57.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time15.4%11.5%
Self-employed8.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student7.6%8.8%
Retired7%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled0.4%5.2%
Other0.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

44.1% of adults in the KY2 6ZU area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY2 6ZUScotland
Higher managerial & professional14.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional29.7%21.1%
Intermediate13.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.8%7.1%
Semi-routine8.2%11.2%
Routine8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3%6.8%
Full-time students7.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.1% of adults in the KY2 6ZU area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 6.7% have no qualifications.

KY2 6ZUScotland
Degree level or above36.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND21%13.2%
Highers or equivalent14.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.2%7.6%
No qualifications6.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY2 6ZU (Kirkcaldy Chapel) (about 937 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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