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KY7 4RN area guide

Who lives in KY7 4RN, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Pitteuchar
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
486 (2024)
At a glance

What KY7 4RN is like

KY7 4RN is a postcode in the Glenrothes Pitteuchar area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 486 people. 69.7% of households own their home, 10.3% rent privately and 16.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 61.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY7 4RN compares

Headline figures for KY7 4RN, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
55per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Fife a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore
3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 41 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
6

6 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

KY7 4RN FAQs

01
Is KY7 4RN a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).
02
Is KY7 4RN safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Fife recorded 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.
03
Who lives in KY7 4RN?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.3% of residents. 69.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (82.5%).
04
Which council covers KY7 4RN?

The local authority for KY7 4RN is Fife.

KY7 4RN comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is KY7 4RN?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 41 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Markinch Rail Station, 1.3 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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