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Coordinates & Location for KY12 8BB
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KY12 8BB
Coordinates
56.0635, -3.5994
Grid reference
NT005867
Easting
300,513
Northing
686,787
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R3C72+C6
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%829
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 829 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 AreaDunfermline and Dollar S14000076
Constituency
S14000076Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
West Fife and Coastal Villages
Constituency code
S14000076
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
Dunfermline and West Fife Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Dunfermline & West Fife Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
High Valleyfield East S01016383
S01016383MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Valleyfield Culross and Torryburn S02003034
S02003034LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
High Valleyfield East S01009280
S01009280MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Valleyfield Culross and Torryburn S02001741
S02001741Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:25 PM
Sunset
12 hours 34 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:25 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 34 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2008
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> PresentNovember 2008 — Introduced
Postcode KY12 8BB introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 829 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01016383 and MSOA S02003034 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KY12 8BB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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