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Affluence in KY8 5PR

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

Neighbourhood
Leven North
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,026 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off KY8 5PR is

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

53.6% of adults in the KY8 5PR area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.1% are retired and 8.5% are full-time students.

KY8 5PRScotland
Employee, full-time37.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.7%11.5%
Self-employed3.7%7.4%
Unemployed3.5%1.9%
Full-time student8.5%8.8%
Retired22.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.4%5.2%
Other1.2%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

26% of adults in the KY8 5PR area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

KY8 5PRScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional18.8%21.1%
Intermediate10.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.1%7.1%
Semi-routine13.3%11.2%
Routine18.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.7%6.8%
Full-time students9.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

18.5% of adults in the KY8 5PR area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.3% have no qualifications.

KY8 5PRScotland
Degree level or above18.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND20.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.2%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.5%7.6%
No qualifications20.3%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 5PR (Leven North) (about 1,026 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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