Postcode district · Fife

KY99 area guide

Who lives in KY99, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Fife
Region: Scotland
Population: 1,920 (2024)

KY99Postcode district · Fife

At a glance

What KY99 is like

The KY99 postcode district in Fife covers 14 live postcodes and is home to about 1,920 people in 1,009 households. 60.7% of households own their home, 29.7% rent privately and 10% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 67.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How KY99 compares

Headline figures for KY99, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.7/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 22 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in KY99. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where KY99 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
29.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
23.2% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

KY99 FAQs

Is KY99 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.7 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is KY99 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 KY99?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 9.3% of residents. 60.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (49.7%).

Which council covers KY99?

The local authority for KY99 is Fife.

KY99 comes under Fife in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is KY99?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 22 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Rosyth Rail Station, 0.6 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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