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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 4.0 km straight lineabout 50 min
Markinch Rail Station
Rail · main entrance
- 5.3 km straight lineabout 66 min
Glenrothes with Thornton Rail Station
Rail · main entrance
- 7.7 km straight lineabout 97 min
Cardenden Rail Station
Rail · side entrance
Bus stops
- 31 m straight lineabout 1 min
Ednam Drive
Bus · adj · north-west
- 43 m straight lineabout 1 min
Gifford Court
Bus · adj · south-east
- 161 m straight lineabout 2 min
Carfrae Drive
Bus · adj · north
- 196 m straight lineabout 2 min
Carfrae Drive
Bus · opp · south
- 381 m straight lineabout 5 min
Langholm Crescent
Bus · opp · south-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near KY6 1NF
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 1 — Most deprived 10%372
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 2
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 341
- Employment
- 303
- Health
- 494
- Education
- 486
- Access
- 6003
- Crime
- 1282
- Housing
- 2746
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Other postcode pages in the same local area as KY6 1NF.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KY6 1NF
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KY6 1NF
Coordinates
56.2011, -3.1962
Grid reference
NO258015
Easting
325,885
Northing
701,593
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R6R23+FG
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
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie
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
Glenrothes and North East Fife Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Glenrothes & North East Fife Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Macedonia North S01016675
S01016675MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Glenrothes Macedonia and Tanshall S02003095
S02003095LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Macedonia North S01009557
S01009557MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Glenrothes Macedonia and Tanshall S02001800
S02001800Other 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
July 1989
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~37 years
Active Duration
1989 -> PresentJuly 1989 — Introduced
Postcode KY6 1NF 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 372 · Decile 1
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016675 and MSOA S02003095 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KY6 1NF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1989
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~37 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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