KY5 0YF area guide
Who lives in KY5 0YF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton and Kinglassie
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 682 (2024)
KY5 0YFFife
What KY5 0YF is like
KY5 0YF is a postcode in the Thornton and Kinglassie area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 682 people. 59.9% of households own their home, 10.3% rent privately and 28.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 54.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.
How KY5 0YF compares
Headline figures for KY5 0YF, set against Scotland as a whole.
Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).
KY5 0YF FAQs
01Is KY5 0YF a good place to live?Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.
Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.
02Is KY5 0YF safe?How recorded crime here compares with the national average.
How recorded crime here compares with the national average.
03Who lives in KY5 0YF?Age, home ownership and housing from the census.
Age, home ownership and housing from the census.
04Which council covers KY5 0YF?The local authority for KY5 0YF is Fife.
The local authority for KY5 0YF is Fife.
05How well connected is KY5 0YF?Connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10.
Connectivity scores 2.3 out of 10.
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.