Postcode district · Fife

KY7 area guide

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

Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Population: 28,415 (2024)

KY7Postcode district · Fife

At a glance

What KY7 is like

The KY7 postcode district in Fife covers 846 live postcodes and is home to about 28,415 people in 12,614 households. 66% of households own their home, 9.4% rent privately and 23% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 53.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY7 compares

Headline figures for KY7, 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, 72 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

11 schools in KY7. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY7 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
22.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

KY7 FAQs

Is KY7 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).

Is KY7 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.1% of residents. 66% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (37.8%).

Which council covers KY7?

The local authority for KY7 is Fife.

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

How well connected is KY7?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 72 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 mile 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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