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Affluence in KY6 3FB

How KY6 3FB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Balgeddie
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
501 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY6 3FB is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY6 3FB area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 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

38.8% of adults in the KY6 3FB area are in work, well below the Scotland average of 55%. 44.7% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

KY6 3FBScotland
Employee, full-time24.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.1%11.5%
Self-employed5.9%7.4%
Unemployed1%1.9%
Full-time student5.3%8.8%
Retired44.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.2%5.2%
Other2.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

41.3% of adults in the KY6 3FB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY6 3FBScotland
Higher managerial & professional14.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional26.8%21.1%
Intermediate12.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.7%7.1%
Semi-routine10.4%11.2%
Routine11%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.7%6.8%
Full-time students5.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

31.7% of adults in the KY6 3FB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.7% have no qualifications.

KY6 3FBScotland
Degree level or above31.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent15.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.8%7.6%
No qualifications17.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY6 3FB (Glenrothes Balgeddie) (about 501 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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