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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.3 km straight lineabout 28 min
Cameron Bridge Rail Station
Rail
- 3.2 km straight lineabout 39 min
Leven Rail Station
Rail
- 6.7 km straight lineabout 84 min
Glenrothes with Thornton Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 51 m straight lineabout 1 min
Church Street
Bus · adj 16 · north-west
- 89 m straight lineabout 1 min
Church Street
Bus · opp 20 · south-east
- 110 m straight lineabout 1 min
Station Place
Bus · Opp · south-west
- 116 m straight lineabout 1 min
Station Place
Bus · Adj · north-east
- 118 m straight lineabout 1 min
College Street
Bus · adj 18 · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · KY8 1BW
Registers of Scotland · Buckhaven Central (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£130,363
Median price: £72,500
2023 sales · 15 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near KY8 1BW
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 2 — Most deprived 10–20%761
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 3
- Quintile
- 1
- Income
- 1189
- Employment
- 520
- Health
- 698
- Education
- 962
- Access
- 4629
- Crime
- 338
- Housing
- 3060.5
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KY8 1BW
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KY8 1BW
Coordinates
56.1711, -3.0354
Grid reference
NT358980
Easting
335,808
Northing
698,083
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8R5XC7+CR
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
Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
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
Kirkcaldy and Levenmouth Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Kirkcaldy & Levenmouth Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Buckhaven South S01016739
S01016739MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Buckhaven Denbeath and Muiredge S02003108
S02003108LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Buckhaven Central S01009621
S01009621MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Buckhaven, Denbeath and Muiredge S02001813
S02001813Other 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
7:08 AM
Sunrise
4:43 PM
Sunset
9 hours 35 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:08 AM
Sunset (today)
4:43 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 KY8 1BW 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 761 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016739 and MSOA S02003108 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KY8 1BW 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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