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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 4.2 km straight lineabout 53 min
Cardenden Rail Station
Rail · main entrance
- 5.1 km straight lineabout 64 min
Lochgelly Rail Station
Rail · main entrance
- 5.2 km straight lineabout 64 min
Burntisland Rail Station
Rail · rear entrance
Bus stops
- 34 m straight lineabout 1 min
Newbigging
Bus · adj · west
- 93 m straight lineabout 1 min
Newbigging
Bus · opp · north-east
- 211 m straight lineabout 3 min
Kiwi Tavern
Bus · adj · west
- 245 m straight lineabout 3 min
Kiwi Tavern
Bus · opp · south-east
- 367 m straight lineabout 5 min
The Maltings
Bus · opp · south-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near KY2 5XL
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 7 — Least deprived 30–40%4414
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 13
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 4740
- Employment
- 5323
- Health
- 4569
- Education
- 4184
- Access
- 542
- Crime
- 5856.5
- Housing
- 3079
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Nearby postcodes around KY2 5XL
Other postcode pages in the same local area as KY2 5XL.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KY2 5XL
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KY2 5XL
Coordinates
56.1024, -3.2539
Grid reference
NT221906
Easting
322,101
Northing
690,673
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R4P2W+XC
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
Auchtertool S01016575
S01016575MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Aberdour and Auchtertool S02003074
S02003074LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Auchtertool S01009457
S01009457MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Aberdour and Auchtertool S02001779
S02001779Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:09 AM
Sunrise
4:44 PM
Sunset
9 hours 35 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:09 AM
Sunset (today)
4:44 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 35 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 5XL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 4414 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01016575 and MSOA S02003074 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KY2 5XL 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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