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KY7 4UL area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Glenrothes Stenton and Finglassie
Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 839 (2024)

KY7 4ULFife

At a glance

What KY7 4UL is like

KY7 4UL is a postcode in the Glenrothes Stenton and Finglassie area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 839 people. 54.1% of households own their home, 5% rent privately and 40% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 56.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY7 4UL compares

Headline figures for KY7 4UL, 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

4.3/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 14 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

12 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY7 4UL differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
40% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

KY7 4UL FAQs

Is KY7 4UL 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 4.3 out of 10 (good).

Is KY7 4UL 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.

Who lives in KY7 4UL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 12.1% of residents. 54.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (43.3%).

Which council covers KY7 4UL?

The local authority for KY7 4UL is Fife.

KY7 4UL comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY7 4UL?

Connectivity scores 4.3 out of 10.

There are 14 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.3 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Glenrothes with Thornton Rail Station, 0.8 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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