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Affluence in KY8 4DP

How KY8 4DP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Leven West
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
639 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY8 4DP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY8 4DP area scores 1.0 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
1.0/ 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

41.6% of adults in the KY8 4DP area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 26.7% are retired and 13.3% are full-time students.

KY8 4DPScotland
Employee, full-time25.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.5%11.5%
Self-employed4.6%7.4%
Unemployed1.2%1.9%
Full-time student13.3%8.8%
Retired26.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled11%5.2%
Other3.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

14.2% of adults in the KY8 4DP area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY8 4DPScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional10.4%21.1%
Intermediate9.2%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.6%7.1%
Semi-routine16.3%11.2%
Routine19.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11%6.8%
Full-time students12.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

17.7% of adults in the KY8 4DP area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 26.5% have no qualifications.

KY8 4DPScotland
Degree level or above17.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship8%7.6%
No qualifications26.5%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 4DP (Leven West) (about 639 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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