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Affluence in KY6 2EF

How KY6 2EF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Caskieberran and Rimbleton
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
739 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY6 2EF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY6 2EF area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 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

57.4% of adults in the KY6 2EF area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 26.4% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.

KY6 2EFScotland
Employee, full-time39.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.5%
Self-employed5.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.3%1.9%
Full-time student4.9%8.8%
Retired26.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.2%5.2%
Other3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

22.1% of adults in the KY6 2EF area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY6 2EFScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.6%21.1%
Intermediate12.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.1%7.1%
Semi-routine15.3%11.2%
Routine21.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6%6.8%
Full-time students4.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

15.5% of adults in the KY6 2EF area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.2% have no qualifications.

KY6 2EFScotland
Degree level or above15.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent27.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.7%7.6%
No qualifications22.2%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 2EF (Glenrothes Caskieberran and Rimbleton) (about 739 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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