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KY3 0LD area guide

Who lives in KY3 0LD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

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

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At a glance

What KY3 0LD is like

KY3 0LD is a postcode in the Burntisland East area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 577 people. 72.1% of households own their home, 10.2% rent privately and 17.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 62.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY3 0LD compares

Headline figures for KY3 0LD, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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, 48 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY3 0LD differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
72.1% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KY3 0LD FAQs

Is KY3 0LD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 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 KY3 0LD 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 KY3 0LD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.9% of residents. 72.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (39.6%).

Which council covers KY3 0LD?

The local authority for KY3 0LD is Fife.

KY3 0LD comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY3 0LD?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 48 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Burntisland Rail Station, 0.6 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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