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KY8 5DU area guide

Who lives in KY8 5DU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Windygates and Coaltown
Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 668 (2024)

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At a glance

What KY8 5DU is like

KY8 5DU is a postcode in the Windygates and Coaltown area of Fife. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 668 people. 69.5% of households own their home, 10.9% rent privately and 16% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 52.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY8 5DU compares

Headline figures for KY8 5DU, 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

4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 15 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

11 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY8 5DU differs most from the national average.

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An older population
25.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

KY8 5DU FAQs

Is KY8 5DU 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 4.5 out of 10 (good).

Is KY8 5DU 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 KY8 5DU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.3% of residents. 69.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (38.3%).

Which council covers KY8 5DU?

The local authority for KY8 5DU is Fife.

KY8 5DU comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY8 5DU?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 15 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Cameron Bridge Rail Station, 0.7 miles 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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