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Affluence in KY8 5LL

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

Neighbourhood
Kennoway and Bonnybank
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
698 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY8 5LL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY8 5LL 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

47.8% of adults in the KY8 5LL area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 22.3% are retired and 7.4% are full-time students.

KY8 5LLScotland
Employee, full-time30.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.9%11.5%
Self-employed6.2%7.4%
Unemployed4%1.9%
Full-time student7.4%8.8%
Retired22.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family7.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.5%5.2%
Other3.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

17.3% of adults in the KY8 5LL area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY8 5LLScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.6%21.1%
Intermediate10.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.4%7.1%
Semi-routine14.2%11.2%
Routine25%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed12.8%6.8%
Full-time students6.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

15.4% of adults in the KY8 5LL area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 27.8% have no qualifications.

KY8 5LLScotland
Degree level or above15.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent6.2%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent28.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.3%7.6%
No qualifications27.8%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 5LL (Kennoway and Bonnybank) (about 698 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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