Postcode district · Fife

KY3 area guide

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

Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Population: 12,580 (2024)

KY3Postcode district · Fife

At a glance

What KY3 is like

The KY3 postcode district in Fife covers 350 live postcodes and is home to about 12,580 people in 5,808 households. 73% of households own their home, 9.1% rent privately and 15.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY3 compares

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

AffluenceMore

6.5/ 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, 61 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools in KY3. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY3 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
24.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 9.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
73% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KY3 FAQs

Is KY3 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.5 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.5% of residents. 73% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (31.9%).

Which council covers KY3?

The local authority for KY3 is Fife.

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

How well connected is KY3?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 61 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, 0.4 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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