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KY5 9BU area guide

Who lives in KY5 9BU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Cardenden
Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 653 (2024)

KY5 9BUFife

At a glance

What KY5 9BU is like

KY5 9BU is a postcode in the Cardenden area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 653 people. 87% of households own their home, 9.8% rent privately and 2.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 63.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY5 9BU compares

Headline figures for KY5 9BU, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Fife a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY5 9BU differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
87% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

KY5 9BU FAQs

Is KY5 9BU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is KY5 9BU safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Fife recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in KY5 9BU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 8.1% of residents. 87% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (70.2%).

Which council covers KY5 9BU?

The local authority for KY5 9BU is Fife.

KY5 9BU comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY5 9BU?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Cardenden Rail Station, 1.2 miles away.

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.

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