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Affluence in KY4 0EA

How KY4 0EA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Kelty East and Landward
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
581 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY4 0EA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY4 0EA area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 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

55.5% of adults in the KY4 0EA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.3% are retired and 2.3% are full-time students.

KY4 0EAScotland
Employee, full-time36.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.3%11.5%
Self-employed6.7%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student2.3%8.8%
Retired23.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10.8%5.2%
Other2.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

22.5% of adults in the KY4 0EA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY4 0EAScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional15.4%21.1%
Intermediate9.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.4%7.1%
Semi-routine19.1%11.2%
Routine21.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.4%6.8%
Full-time students2.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

14.6% of adults in the KY4 0EA area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 29.1% have no qualifications.

KY4 0EAScotland
Degree level or above14.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND18.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.1%7.6%
No qualifications29.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY4 0EA (Kelty East and Landward) (about 581 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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