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Affluence in KY7 4ED

How KY7 4ED ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Auchmuty
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
683 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY7 4ED is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY7 4ED area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 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

49.7% of adults in the KY7 4ED area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 17.2% are retired and 9.6% are full-time students.

KY7 4EDScotland
Employee, full-time33.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.8%11.5%
Self-employed5.3%7.4%
Unemployed5.3%1.9%
Full-time student9.6%8.8%
Retired17.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled10.8%5.2%
Other3.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16.3% of adults in the KY7 4ED area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY7 4EDScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional11.9%21.1%
Intermediate9.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.6%7.1%
Semi-routine15.6%11.2%
Routine24.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.4%6.8%
Full-time students9.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

19% of adults in the KY7 4ED area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 23.1% have no qualifications.

KY7 4EDScotland
Degree level or above19%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent28.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.4%7.6%
No qualifications23.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY7 4ED (Glenrothes Auchmuty) (about 683 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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