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Affluence in KY5 0JP

How KY5 0JP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cardenden
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
701 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY5 0JP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY5 0JP 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

53.1% of adults in the KY5 0JP area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 20.4% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.

KY5 0JPScotland
Employee, full-time34.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.1%11.5%
Self-employed5.8%7.4%
Unemployed3.7%1.9%
Full-time student4.6%8.8%
Retired20.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.7%5.2%
Other4.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16.3% of adults in the KY5 0JP area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY5 0JPScotland
Higher managerial & professional2.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.6%21.1%
Intermediate10.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.2%7.1%
Semi-routine16.6%11.2%
Routine22.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13.4%6.8%
Full-time students4.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

9.3% of adults in the KY5 0JP area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 28.2% have no qualifications.

KY5 0JPScotland
Degree level or above9.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent29.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.7%7.6%
No qualifications28.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY5 0JP (Cardenden) (about 701 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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