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KY4 9 area guide

Who lives in KY4 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Population
13,153 (2024)
At a glance

What KY4 9 is like

The KY4 9 postcode sector in Fife covers 202 live postcodes and is home to about 13,153 people in 5,665 households. 57.6% of households own their home, 8.8% rent privately and 31.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY4 9 compares

Headline figures for KY4 9, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
3.5/ 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, 56 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
7

7 schools in KY4 9. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY4 9 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    31.8% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 8.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

KY4 9 FAQs

01
Is KY4 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.5 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).
02
Is KY4 9 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.
03
Who lives in KY4 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.9% of residents. 57.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (34.9%).
04
Which council covers KY4 9?

The local authority for KY4 9 is Fife.

KY4 9 comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is KY4 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 56 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Cowdenbeath Rail Station, 0.3 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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