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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 555 m straight lineabout 7 min
Kirkcaldy Rail Station
Rail · N entrance
- 4.9 km straight lineabout 61 min
Glenrothes with Thornton Rail Station
Rail · rear entrance
- 5.6 km straight lineabout 70 min
Kinghorn Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 38 m straight lineabout 1 min
Katherine Street
Bus · opp · west
- 44 m straight lineabout 1 min
Katherine Street
Bus · adj · east
- 177 m straight lineabout 2 min
Prime Gilt Box Street
Bus · N-Bound · north
- 212 m straight lineabout 3 min
Viceroy Street
Bus · opp · east
- 221 m straight lineabout 3 min
Lina Street
Bus · adj · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · KY2 5JZ
Registers of Scotland · Bennochy North (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£103,238
Median price: £91,000
2023 sales · 25 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near KY2 5JZ
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 6 — Least deprived 40–50%3893
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 12
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 3763
- Employment
- 3998
- Health
- 3441
- Education
- 2735
- Access
- 5098
- Crime
- 2078
- Housing
- 3797
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KY2 5JZ
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KY2 5JZ
Coordinates
56.1195, -3.1642
Grid reference
NT277924
Easting
327,716
Northing
692,471
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R4R9P+Q8
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
Kirkcaldy Central
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
Bennochy North S01016599
S01016599MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Kirkcaldy Bennochy East S02003080
S02003080LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bennochy North S01009481
S01009481MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kirkcaldy Bennochy East S02001785
S02001785Other 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
7:06 AM
Sunrise
4:46 PM
Sunset
9 hours 40 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:06 AM
Sunset (today)
4:46 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 40 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 KY2 5JZ 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 3893 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016599 and MSOA S02003080 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KY2 5JZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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