Most deprived 20–30%
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 3 — Most deprived 20–30%1964
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1964 places this postcode in Decile 3 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 490 m straight lineabout 6 min
Cardenden Rail Station
Rail
- 3.2 km straight lineabout 40 min
Lochgelly Rail Station
Rail
- 6.1 km straight lineabout 77 min
Cowdenbeath Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 151 m straight lineabout 2 min
Orebank Road
Bus · opp · north-east
- 166 m straight lineabout 2 min
Orebank Road
Bus · adj · south-east
- 205 m straight lineabout 3 min
Main Street
Bus · adj 10 · south-east
- 218 m straight lineabout 3 min
Wallsgreen Gardens
Bus · adj · north-west
- 220 m straight lineabout 3 min
Gammie Place
Bus · opp · north
Coordinates & Location for KY5 0BQ
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KY5 0BQ
Coordinates
56.1454, -3.2641
Grid reference
NT215954
Easting
321,554
Northing
695,469
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R4PWP+58
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 AreaGlenrothes and Mid Fife S14000090
Constituency
S14000090Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty
Constituency code
S14000090
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
Bowhill and Dundonald S01016555
S01016555MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cardenden S02003071
S02003071LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bowhill and Dundonald S01009437
S01009437MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cardenden S02001776
S02001776Accessible 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 Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
7:54 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
10 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:54 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentJune 1996 — Introduced
Postcode KY5 0BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3. IMD Scotland: Rank 1964 · Decile 3
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01016555 and MSOA S02003071 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KY5 0BQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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