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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 608 m straight lineabout 8 min
Leven Rail Station
Rail
- 3.4 km straight lineabout 42 min
Cameron Bridge Rail Station
Rail
- 8.5 km straight lineabout 107 min
Markinch Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 56 m straight lineabout 1 min
Viewforth Nursery
Bus · adj · south-east
- 86 m straight lineabout 1 min
Viewforth Nursery
Bus · opp · south-east
- 235 m straight lineabout 3 min
Waggon Road
Bus · Opp · south-west
- 292 m straight lineabout 4 min
Scoonie Kirk
Bus · adj · north-east
- 300 m straight lineabout 4 min
Nairn Street
Bus · adj · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · KY8 4HN
Registers of Scotland · Leven Links (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£267,863
Median price: £290,000
2023 sales · 13 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near KY8 4HN
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 8 — Least deprived 20–30%5483
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 16
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 5786
- Employment
- 4857
- Health
- 3814
- Education
- 5046
- Access
- 4967
- Crime
- 2836
- Housing
- 5391
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for KY8 4HN
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
KY8 4HN
Coordinates
56.1951, -2.9933
Grid reference
NO384007
Easting
338,460
Northing
700,716
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8V52W4+2M
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 AreaNorth East Fife S14000100
Constituency
S14000100Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Leven, Kennoway and Largo
Constituency code
S14000100
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
Leven Links S01016757
S01016757MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Leven East S02003112
S02003112LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Leven Links S01009639
S01009639MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Leven East S02001817
S02001817Other 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 4HN 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 5483 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01016757 and MSOA S02003112 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KY8 4HN 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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