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Affluence in KY5 0PB

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

Neighbourhood
Cardenden
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
890 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY5 0PB is

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

54% of adults in the KY5 0PB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.1% are retired and 2.4% are full-time students.

KY5 0PBScotland
Employee, full-time35.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.8%11.5%
Self-employed5.4%7.4%
Unemployed2.7%1.9%
Full-time student2.4%8.8%
Retired26.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.1%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

22.6% of adults in the KY5 0PB area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY5 0PBScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.5%21.1%
Intermediate13.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical11.6%7.1%
Semi-routine13.8%11.2%
Routine19.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.6%6.8%
Full-time students3.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

17.2% of adults in the KY5 0PB area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.8% have no qualifications.

KY5 0PBScotland
Degree level or above17.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.6%7.6%
No qualifications25.8%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 0PB (Cardenden) (about 890 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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