KY6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Glenrothes, South Parks and Leslie, 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 KY6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 8% of people in KY6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How KY6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of KY6?
KY6 had 18,158 usual residents at the census.
KY6 is the 1,185th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in KY6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balgeddie North | 663 | No figure | No figure | 81.6% |
| Balgeddie South | 592 | No figure | No figure | 89.9% |
| Caskieberran East | 974 | No figure | No figure | 96.8% |
| Caskieberran West | 843 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Formonthills | 617 | No figure | No figure | 83.3% |
| Leslie East | 756 | No figure | No figure | 93.3% |
| Leslie Landward | 564 | No figure | No figure | 92.5% |
| Leslie South West and Auchmuir | 908 | No figure | No figure | 67.5% |
| Leslie West | 859 | No figure | No figure | 81.8% |
| Macedonia East | 679 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Macedonia North | 610 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Macedonia West | 732 | No figure | No figure | 99.0% |
| Newcastle East | 524 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Newcastle West | 531 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
| Pitteuchar Woods | 954 | No figure | No figure | 91.1% |
| Rimbleton East | 488 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Rimbleton North | 644 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Rimbleton West | 707 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| South Parks East | 803 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| South Parks North | 675 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| South Parks West | 761 | No figure | No figure | 99.5% |
| Tanshall Central | 897 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Tanshall East | 639 | No figure | No figure | 95.5% |
| Tanshall West | 685 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Viewfield and Rimbleton South | 528 | No figure | No figure | 46.5% |
| Whinnyknowe and Leslie Mains | 564 | No figure | No figure | 94.1% |
MPs for KY6
- Richard BakerLabourMP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife98% of KY6’s postcodes
- Pete WishartScottish National PartyMP for Perth and Kinross-shire1.3% of KY6’s postcodes
- Wendy ChamberlainLiberal DemocratMP for North East Fife0.9% of KY6’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 KY65
Postcode sectors in KY63
Council1
Towns in KY61
Postcode districts next to KY65
More in the KY postcode area2
KY6 in brief
KY6 is a postcode district covering Glenrothes, South Parks and Leslie, in Fife.
About 18,104 people lived in KY6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
KY6 had 18,158 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in KY6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In KY6, 91.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In KY6, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.