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Affluence in KY3 0AA

How KY3 0AA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Burntisland West
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
733 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY3 0AA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY3 0AA area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 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

53.8% of adults in the KY3 0AA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.9% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.

KY3 0AAScotland
Employee, full-time35.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.2%11.5%
Self-employed7.4%7.4%
Unemployed2.9%1.9%
Full-time student6.9%8.8%
Retired26.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.1%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29% of adults in the KY3 0AA area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY3 0AAScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.8%21.1%
Intermediate13.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine10.9%11.2%
Routine18.6%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.6%6.8%
Full-time students6.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.5% of adults in the KY3 0AA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.6% have no qualifications.

KY3 0AAScotland
Degree level or above25.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.2%7.6%
No qualifications17.6%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY3 0AA (Burntisland West) (about 733 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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