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Affluence in KY3 0EX

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

Neighbourhood
Burntisland East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
577 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY3 0EX is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY3 0EX area scores 6.0 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
6.0/ 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

62.4% of adults in the KY3 0EX area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 25.5% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.

KY3 0EXScotland
Employee, full-time39.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time16.5%11.5%
Self-employed6.7%7.4%
Unemployed3%1.9%
Full-time student4.9%8.8%
Retired25.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.6%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.8%5.2%
Other0.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.8% of adults in the KY3 0EX area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY3 0EXScotland
Higher managerial & professional9%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.8%21.1%
Intermediate13.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.6%7.1%
Semi-routine13.1%11.2%
Routine16.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.8%6.8%
Full-time students4.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.5% of adults in the KY3 0EX area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.9% have no qualifications.

KY3 0EXScotland
Degree level or above25.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.3%7.6%
No qualifications15.9%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 0EX (Burntisland East) (about 577 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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