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Affluence in KY5 9LB

How KY5 9LB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Lochgelly East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
444 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY5 9LB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY5 9LB area scores 4.0 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
4.0/ 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 9LB area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 30.4% are retired and 3.3% are full-time students.

KY5 9LBScotland
Employee, full-time36.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.8%11.5%
Self-employed5.4%7.4%
Unemployed2.6%1.9%
Full-time student3.3%8.8%
Retired30.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.1%5.2%
Other2.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

25.7% of adults in the KY5 9LB area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY5 9LBScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.8%21.1%
Intermediate12.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.7%7.1%
Semi-routine17.2%11.2%
Routine17.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.1%6.8%
Full-time students2.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

18.9% of adults in the KY5 9LB area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25.7% have no qualifications.

KY5 9LBScotland
Degree level or above18.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship9%7.6%
No qualifications25.7%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 9LB (Lochgelly East) (about 444 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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