Among the least deprived

IMD Scotland

Scotland

Region

Live

Status

Among the least deprived

IMD Scotland

Scotland

Region

Live

Status

Among the least deprived

IMD Scotland

Scotland

Region

Live

Status

Coordinates & Location for KY2 6HS

Scotland

Country

Fife

Local Authority

Kirkcaldy North

Ward

Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

KY2 6HS

Coordinates

56.1347, -3.1766

Grid reference

NT269941

Easting

326,974

Northing

694,182

Region

Scotland

Plus Code

9C8R4RMF+V9

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 10 — Least Deprived 10%

6830

Rank out of all Scottish datazones

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 6830 places this postcode in Decile 10 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.

Administrative Information

Fife

Local Authority

Council Area

Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy S14000071

Constituency

S14000071

Scotland

Police Force

Scotland-wide

Ward

Kirkcaldy North

Constituency code

S14000071

EU Electoral Region

Scotland

Parish

Scotland

International Territorial Level

Fife

Health & NHS

Fife

Health Authority

Serving (pseudo) Scotland

NHS Scotland

Scotland

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

Dunnikier South S01016624

S01016624

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Kirkcaldy Dunnikier S02003086

S02003086

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Dunnikier South S01009510

S01009510

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Kirkcaldy Dunnikier S02001791

S02001791

Other Urban Areas

Rural/Urban Classification 2021

2001 Classification

(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2

2011 Classification

(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2

2021 Classification

Other Urban Areas 2

Sun & Time Information

3:44 AM

Sunrise

8:51 PM

Sunset

10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

3:44 AM

Sunset (today)

8:51 PM

Daylight duration

10 hours 28 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~46 years

Active Duration

1980 -> Present

January 1980 — Introduced

Postcode KY2 6HS introduced by Royal Mail.

2001 — Census Classification

2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2

2011 — Reclassified

2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 6830 · Decile 10

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016624 and MSOA S02003086 assigned.

Present — Active

Postcode KY2 6HS 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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