Most deprived 10–20%
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 2 — Most deprived 10–20%879
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 879 places this postcode in Decile 2 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.1 km straight lineabout 26 min
Kirkcaldy Rail Station
Rail · S entrance
- 2.7 km straight lineabout 34 min
Kinghorn Rail Station
Rail
- 5.9 km straight lineabout 74 min
Burntisland Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 194 m straight lineabout 2 min
Inch View
Bus · adj · north
- 208 m straight lineabout 3 min
Inch View
Bus · opp · south
- 212 m straight lineabout 3 min
Peebles Street
Bus · Adj · north
- 232 m straight lineabout 3 min
Peebles Street
Bus · Opp · south
- 301 m straight lineabout 4 min
Kinghorn Road
Bus · Southbound · south
Coordinates & Location for KY1 1SB
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KY1 1SB
Coordinates
56.0934, -3.1640
Grid reference
NT276895
Easting
327,678
Northing
689,565
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R3RVP+8C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
ITL Region
Fife
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Fife
Local Authority
Council AreaCowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy S14000071
Constituency
S14000071Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy
Constituency code
S14000071
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Fife
Health & NHS
Fife
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Fife
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Kirkcaldy and Levenmouth Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Kirkcaldy & Levenmouth Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Linktown South and Seafield North S01016592
S01016592MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Kirkcaldy Linktown and Seafield S02003078
S02003078LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Linktown South and Seafield North S01009474
S01009474MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kirkcaldy Linktown & Seafield S02001783
S02001783Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:43 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
10 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentDecember 1995 — Introduced
Postcode KY1 1SB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 879 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016592 and MSOA S02003078 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KY1 1SB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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