Affluence in KY8 5RY
How KY8 5RY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Windygates and Coaltown
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 597 (2024)
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How well off KY8 5RY is
On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the KY8 5RY area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
55.9% of adults in the KY8 5RY area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 34.5% are retired and 3.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
35.2% of adults in the KY8 5RY area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.
Highest qualification
28.3% of adults in the KY8 5RY area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 17.1% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY8 5RY (Windygates and Coaltown) (about 597 residents).
Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.