Postcode · Fife

KY6 1BE area guide

Who lives in KY6 1BE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

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

KY6 1BEFife

At a glance

What KY6 1BE is like

KY6 1BE is a postcode in the Glenrothes South Parks area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 760 people. 63% of households own their home, 11.8% rent privately and 25.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 46.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY6 1BE compares

Headline figures for KY6 1BE, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 57 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

11 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY6 1BE differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
28% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

KY6 1BE FAQs

Is KY6 1BE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is KY6 1BE 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 KY6 1BE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 7.5% of residents. 63% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (63%).

Which council covers KY6 1BE?

The local authority for KY6 1BE is Fife.

KY6 1BE comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY6 1BE?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 57 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Markinch Rail Station, 2.4 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.

Explore