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Affluence in KY8 5EQ

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

Neighbourhood
Kennoway and Bonnybank
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
822 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY8 5EQ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY8 5EQ area scores 3.0 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
3.0/ 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

53.3% of adults in the KY8 5EQ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 23.8% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.

KY8 5EQScotland
Employee, full-time35.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.5%11.5%
Self-employed3.5%7.4%
Unemployed4.5%1.9%
Full-time student4.5%8.8%
Retired23.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.3%5.2%
Other2.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

15.5% of adults in the KY8 5EQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY8 5EQScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional11.7%21.1%
Intermediate7.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.1%7.1%
Semi-routine17.9%11.2%
Routine28%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed11.4%6.8%
Full-time students4.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

9.3% of adults in the KY8 5EQ area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 31.3% have no qualifications.

KY8 5EQScotland
Degree level or above9.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.4%7.6%
No qualifications31.3%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 5EQ (Kennoway and Bonnybank) (about 822 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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