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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.0 km straight lineabout 25 min
Kirkcaldy Rail Station
Rail · S entrance
- 2.8 km straight lineabout 35 min
Kinghorn Rail Station
Rail
- 6.0 km straight lineabout 75 min
Burntisland Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 187 m straight lineabout 2 min
Peebles Street
Bus · Adj · north
- 195 m straight lineabout 2 min
Peebles Street
Bus · Opp · south
- 225 m straight lineabout 3 min
Inch View
Bus · adj · north
- 236 m straight lineabout 3 min
Inch View
Bus · opp · south
- 286 m straight lineabout 4 min
Seafield Road
Bus · Adj · south
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near KY1 1SF
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 2 — Most deprived 10–20%879
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 3
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 750
- Employment
- 683
- Health
- 1407
- Education
- 1838
- Access
- 2869
- Crime
- 633
- Housing
- 4662
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Nearby postcodes around KY1 1SF
Other postcode pages in the same local area as KY1 1SF.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KY1 1SF
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KY1 1SF
Coordinates
56.0939, -3.1633
Grid reference
NT277896
Easting
327,722
Northing
689,619
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R3RVP+GM
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
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
7:08 AM
Sunrise
4:44 PM
Sunset
9 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:08 AM
Sunset (today)
4:44 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 36 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentJune 1996 — Introduced
Postcode KY1 1SF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 879 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016592 and MSOA S02003078 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KY1 1SF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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