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Affluence in KY6 1DS

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

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes South Parks
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
649 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY6 1DS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY6 1DS area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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 KY6 1DS area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 31.3% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

KY6 1DSScotland
Employee, full-time35.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.5%11.5%
Self-employed5.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.9%1.9%
Full-time student5.3%8.8%
Retired31.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.3%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

31.8% of adults in the KY6 1DS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY6 1DSScotland
Higher managerial & professional8.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional23%21.1%
Intermediate13.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine13.2%11.2%
Routine15.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.7%6.8%
Full-time students4.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.5% of adults in the KY6 1DS area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.5% have no qualifications.

KY6 1DSScotland
Degree level or above25.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.4%7.6%
No qualifications19.5%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 1DS (Glenrothes South Parks) (about 649 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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