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Coordinates & Location for KY3 0BU
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KY3 0BU
Coordinates
56.0632, -3.2452
Grid reference
NT225863
Easting
322,562
Northing
686,300
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R3Q73+7W
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%6802
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6802 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 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
Burntisland Kirkton S01016579
S01016579MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Burntisland West S02003075
S02003075LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Burntisland Kirkton S01009461
S01009461MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Burntisland West S02001780
S02001780Accessible Small Towns
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 Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:24 PM
Sunset
12 hours 34 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:24 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 34 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2006
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> PresentJuly 2006 — Introduced
Postcode KY3 0BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3. IMD Scotland: Rank 6802 · Decile 10
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01016579 and MSOA S02003075 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KY3 0BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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