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Affluence in KY6 3PY

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

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Balgeddie
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
590 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY6 3PY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY6 3PY area scores 8.0 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
8.0/ 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

53.4% of adults in the KY6 3PY area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 36.8% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.

KY6 3PYScotland
Employee, full-time34.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.8%11.5%
Self-employed7.9%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student4.3%8.8%
Retired36.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled0.8%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

37.4% of adults in the KY6 3PY area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY6 3PYScotland
Higher managerial & professional12.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.7%21.1%
Intermediate13.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.4%7.1%
Semi-routine11.1%11.2%
Routine13.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.3%6.8%
Full-time students4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24.9% of adults in the KY6 3PY area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.4% have no qualifications.

KY6 3PYScotland
Degree level or above24.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND20%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.4%7.6%
No qualifications13.4%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 3PY (Glenrothes Balgeddie) (about 590 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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