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Affluence in KY8 1AE

How KY8 1AE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Buckhaven Denbeath and Muiredge
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
714 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY8 1AE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY8 1AE area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 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

45.6% of adults in the KY8 1AE area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 27.1% are retired and 8.2% are full-time students.

KY8 1AEScotland
Employee, full-time27.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.2%11.5%
Self-employed5.5%7.4%
Unemployed2.9%1.9%
Full-time student8.2%8.8%
Retired27.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.2%5.2%
Other2.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

22.2% of adults in the KY8 1AE area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY8 1AEScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional17%21.1%
Intermediate9.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.1%7.1%
Semi-routine13.2%11.2%
Routine22.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.6%6.8%
Full-time students6.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

16.1% of adults in the KY8 1AE area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.5% have no qualifications.

KY8 1AEScotland
Degree level or above16.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent26.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.8%7.6%
No qualifications20.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY8 1AE (Buckhaven Denbeath and Muiredge) (about 714 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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