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Affluence in KY7 4QL

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

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Pitteuchar
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
873 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY7 4QL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY7 4QL area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 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

55.8% of adults in the KY7 4QL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.9% are retired and 6.7% are full-time students.

KY7 4QLScotland
Employee, full-time38.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time13%11.5%
Self-employed4.4%7.4%
Unemployed2.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.7%8.8%
Retired22.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6%5.2%
Other1.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

23.2% of adults in the KY7 4QL area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY7 4QLScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.6%21.1%
Intermediate12.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine16.2%11.2%
Routine22.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.7%6.8%
Full-time students5.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16% of adults in the KY7 4QL area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.6% have no qualifications.

KY7 4QLScotland
Degree level or above16%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent27.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship9%7.6%
No qualifications19.6%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 4QL (Glenrothes Pitteuchar) (about 873 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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