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Affluence in KY5 8QA

How KY5 8QA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Ballingry
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
716 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY5 8QA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY5 8QA area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 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

50.4% of adults in the KY5 8QA area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 14.8% are retired and 7% are full-time students.

KY5 8QAScotland
Employee, full-time35.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time10%11.5%
Self-employed5.1%7.4%
Unemployed2.6%1.9%
Full-time student7%8.8%
Retired14.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled14.8%5.2%
Other3.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

14.3% of adults in the KY5 8QA area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY5 8QAScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional9.3%21.1%
Intermediate6.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical12.1%7.1%
Semi-routine16.9%11.2%
Routine24.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13.6%6.8%
Full-time students6.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

12.3% of adults in the KY5 8QA area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 30.8% have no qualifications.

KY5 8QAScotland
Degree level or above12.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent32%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.7%7.6%
No qualifications30.8%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 8QA (Ballingry) (about 716 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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