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Affluence in KY7 6RF

How KY7 6RF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Cadham and Pitcoudie
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
799 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY7 6RF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY7 6RF area scores 3.0 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
3.0/ 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

55.6% of adults in the KY7 6RF area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 24.4% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.

KY7 6RFScotland
Employee, full-time36.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.5%11.5%
Self-employed5.8%7.4%
Unemployed1.3%1.9%
Full-time student5.6%8.8%
Retired24.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8%5.2%
Other1.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

26.4% of adults in the KY7 6RF area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY7 6RFScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.1%21.1%
Intermediate13.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.3%7.1%
Semi-routine16.6%11.2%
Routine19.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8%6.8%
Full-time students4.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

17.8% of adults in the KY7 6RF area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.4% have no qualifications.

KY7 6RFScotland
Degree level or above17.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND19.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship11%7.6%
No qualifications20.4%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 6RF (Glenrothes Cadham and Pitcoudie) (about 799 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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