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Affluence in KY7 4ES

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

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Pitteuchar
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
527 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY7 4ES is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY7 4ES 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

56.8% of adults in the KY7 4ES area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 29.1% are retired and 7.5% are full-time students.

KY7 4ESScotland
Employee, full-time38.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.5%
Self-employed6.1%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student7.5%8.8%
Retired29.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.7%5.2%
Other0.5%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

38.3% of adults in the KY7 4ES area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY7 4ESScotland
Higher managerial & professional13.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.2%21.1%
Intermediate13.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.1%7.1%
Semi-routine13.6%11.2%
Routine12.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.6%6.8%
Full-time students8.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

31.3% of adults in the KY7 4ES area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11.7% have no qualifications.

KY7 4ESScotland
Degree level or above31.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.5%7.6%
No qualifications11.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY7 4ES (Glenrothes Pitteuchar) (about 527 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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