KY2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kirkcaldy, Hayfield and Dunnikier, in Fife.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an KY2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in KY2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How KY2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of KY2?
KY2 had 31,267 usual residents at the census.
KY2 is the 854th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in KY2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auchtertool | 636 | No figure | No figure | 28.1% |
| Bennochy Balfour | 574 | No figure | No figure | 93.6% |
| Bennochy East | 725 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Bennochy North | 849 | No figure | No figure | 98.8% |
| Bennochy South West | 789 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Bennochy West | 688 | No figure | No figure | 97.2% |
| Blackcraigs and West Torbain | 776 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Capshard | 891 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Chapel | 830 | No figure | No figure | 82.8% |
| Chapel Moss | 943 | No figure | No figure | 95.3% |
| Chapel Moss West | 753 | No figure | No figure | 93.7% |
| Chapelhill and Torbain | 785 | No figure | No figure | 96.2% |
| Chapelwood | 1,018 | No figure | No figure | 87.9% |
| Craigmount and Greenloanings | 697 | No figure | No figure | 99.1% |
| Dunearn | 904 | No figure | No figure | 88.5% |
| Dunnikier Central | 737 | No figure | No figure | 98.4% |
| Dunnikier East | 559 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Dunnikier North | 566 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Dunnikier North West | 648 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Dunnikier South | 677 | No figure | No figure | 93.6% |
| Fair Isle | 674 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Fair Isle North | 668 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Forth Park | 600 | No figure | No figure | 83.7% |
| Forth Park North | 848 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Hayfield North | 570 | No figure | No figure | 85.8% |
| Hayfield South | 555 | No figure | No figure | 98.9% |
| Kirkcaldy Long Braes | 759 | No figure | No figure | 99.2% |
| Kirkcaldy Valley East | 920 | No figure | No figure | 98.2% |
| Kirkcaldy Valley West | 646 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Newliston | 645 | No figure | No figure | 99.3% |
| Oriel and Forth | 896 | No figure | No figure | 91.2% |
| Pathhead North West | 658 | No figure | No figure | 99.0% |
| Raith | 930 | No figure | No figure | 90.9% |
| Raith Estate and Southerton | 858 | No figure | No figure | 96.7% |
| Raith and Long Braes | 821 | No figure | No figure | 82.8% |
| Redcraigs | 945 | No figure | No figure | 64.7% |
| Templehall | 770 | No figure | No figure | 98.1% |
| Templehall East | 854 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Templehall North | 867 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Templehall North Eastern | 693 | No figure | No figure | 97.0% |
| Templehall West | 771 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
MPs for KY2
- Melanie WardLabourMP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy98% of KY2’s postcodes
- Richard BakerLabourMP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife1.6% of KY2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in KY29
Postcode sectors in KY23
Council1
Towns in KY21
Postcode districts next to KY24
Nearest rail stations4
More in the KY postcode area2
KY2 in brief
KY2 is a postcode district covering Kirkcaldy, Hayfield and Dunnikier, in Fife.
About 31,507 people lived in KY2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
KY2 had 31,267 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in KY2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In KY2, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In KY2, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.