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Affluence in KY4 9SB

How KY4 9SB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cowdenbeath North
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
689 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY4 9SB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY4 9SB area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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

55.8% of adults in the KY4 9SB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.8% are retired and 6.4% are full-time students.

KY4 9SBScotland
Employee, full-time40.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.2%11.5%
Self-employed4.9%7.4%
Unemployed2.1%1.9%
Full-time student6.4%8.8%
Retired22.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.8%5.2%
Other1.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24% of adults in the KY4 9SB area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY4 9SBScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.8%21.1%
Intermediate13.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.5%7.1%
Semi-routine13.8%11.2%
Routine20.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.4%6.8%
Full-time students6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

17.2% of adults in the KY4 9SB area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.5% have no qualifications.

KY4 9SBScotland
Degree level or above17.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.4%7.6%
No qualifications22.5%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 9SB (Cowdenbeath North) (about 689 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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