Among the most deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for KY1 3NS
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KY1 3NS
Coordinates
56.1518, -3.1584
Grid reference
NT281960
Easting
328,135
Northing
696,060
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R5R2R+PJ
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 2 — Least Deprived 10%987
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 987 places this postcode in Decile 2 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Fife
Local Authority
Council AreaGlenrothes and Mid Fife S14000090
Constituency
S14000090Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Constituency code
S14000090
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
Glenrothes and North East Fife Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Glenrothes & North East Fife Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Strathore S01016665
S01016665MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Thornton and Kinglassie S02003093
S02003093LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Strathore S01009547
S01009547MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Thornton and Kinglassie S02001798
S02001798Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:43 AM
Sunrise
8:53 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:43 AM
Sunset (today)
8:53 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode KY1 3NS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 987 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01016665 and MSOA S02003093 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KY1 3NS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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