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Affluence in KY8 5BL

How KY8 5BL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Leven North
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
834 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY8 5BL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY8 5BL area scores 4.0 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
4.0/ 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

57.1% of adults in the KY8 5BL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25% are retired and 5.7% are full-time students.

KY8 5BLScotland
Employee, full-time39.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time13%11.5%
Self-employed5%7.4%
Unemployed2.1%1.9%
Full-time student5.7%8.8%
Retired25%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.6%5.2%
Other1.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

24.5% of adults in the KY8 5BL area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY8 5BLScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.6%21.1%
Intermediate12.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.2%7.1%
Semi-routine14.3%11.2%
Routine20.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6%6.8%
Full-time students5.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

18.3% of adults in the KY8 5BL area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.2% have no qualifications.

KY8 5BLScotland
Degree level or above18.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND18.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.7%7.6%
No qualifications22.2%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 5BL (Leven North) (about 834 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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