KY
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Kirkcaldy, with 17 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 13% of people in KY live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How KY compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: population, people in radon affected area squares, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
What is the population of KY?
KY had 372,220 usual residents at the census.
KY is the 41st least populated of 120 in the UK.
Postcode districts in KY
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KY1Kirkcaldy, Sinclairtown | 26,494 | No figure | No figure |
| KY2Kirkcaldy, Hayfield | 31,267 | No figure | No figure |
| KY3Burntisland, Kinghorn | 11,128 | No figure | No figure |
| KY4Cowdenbeath, Kelty | 22,774 | No figure | No figure |
| KY5Lochgelly, Ballingry | 20,175 | No figure | No figure |
| KY6Glenrothes, South Parks | 18,158 | No figure | No figure |
| KY7Glenrothes | 26,276 | No figure | No figure |
| KY8Leven, Methil | 35,152 | No figure | No figure |
| KY9Elie, Colinsburgh | 1,921 | No figure | No figure |
| KY10Crail, Pittenweem | 9,029 | No figure | No figure |
| KY11Rosyth, Pitcorthie | 65,328 | No figure | No figure |
| KY12Dunfermline | 40,312 | No figure | No figure |
| KY13Kinross, Milnathort | 12,066 | No figure | No figure |
| KY14Newburgh, Auchtermuchty | 6,671 | No figure | No figure |
| KY15Cupar | 20,689 | No figure | No figure |
| KY16St Andrews, Mount Melville | 24,780 | No figure | No figure |
| KY99Pitcorthie | No figure | No figure | No figure |
KY in brief
The KY postcode area, named after Kirkcaldy, has 17 postcode districts.
KY had 372,220 usual residents at the census.
About 13% of people in KY live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In KY, 83.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In KY, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.