Postcode sector · Fife

KY2 9 area guide

Who lives in KY2 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Population: 935 (2024)

KY2 9Postcode sector · Fife

At a glance

What KY2 9 is like

The KY2 9 postcode sector in Fife covers 9 live postcodes and is home to about 935 people in 477 households. 59.3% of households own their home, 15.3% rent privately and 22.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 85+, and 43.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY2 9 compares

Headline figures for KY2 9, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Fife a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 94 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY2 9 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
15.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
33.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

KY2 9 FAQs

Is KY2 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is KY2 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Fife recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KY2 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 85+, at 8% of residents. 59.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (67.1%).

Which council covers KY2 9?

The local authority for KY2 9 is Fife.

KY2 9 comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY2 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 94 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Kirkcaldy Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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