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Affluence in KY6 1BE

How KY6 1BE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes South Parks
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
760 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY6 1BE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY6 1BE 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

46.5% of adults in the KY6 1BE area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 34.8% are retired and 6.9% are full-time students.

KY6 1BEScotland
Employee, full-time30.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.3%11.5%
Self-employed5.8%7.4%
Unemployed2.2%1.9%
Full-time student6.9%8.8%
Retired34.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.7%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23.4% of adults in the KY6 1BE area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY6 1BEScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.3%21.1%
Intermediate11.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.4%7.1%
Semi-routine19%11.2%
Routine16.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.5%6.8%
Full-time students5.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.5% of adults in the KY6 1BE area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.4% have no qualifications.

KY6 1BEScotland
Degree level or above16.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND21.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent6.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.5%7.6%
No qualifications26.4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY6 1BE (Glenrothes South Parks) (about 760 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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