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KY9

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Elie, Colinsburgh and Earlsferry, 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 KY9 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 45% of people in KY9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
1,921
270th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
45%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
53.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How KY9 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

KY9Middle
Population16 postcode districts, KY · 2021
Population: every postcode district in KY16 areas from 1,921 to 65,328. The middle area is 21,732. KY9 is 1,921.
1,921least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 postcode districts, KY · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in KY16 areas from 0.0% to 56.0%. The middle area is 19.5%. KY9 is 45.0%.
45%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 postcode districts, KY · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in KY16 areas from 19.0% to 96.2%. The middle area is 85.8%. KY9 is 53.2%.
53.2%3rd lowest
Claimant rate16 postcode districts, KY · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in KY16 areas from 1.2% to 5.7%. The middle area is 3.0%. KY9 is 1.4%.
1.4%2nd lowest

What is the population of KY9?

KY9 had 1,921 usual residents at the census.

KY9 is the 270th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in KY9

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Colinsburgh and Balcormo662No figureNo figure24.7%
Elie and Earlsferry710No figureNo figure71.4%
Largoward Landward630No figureNo figure44.8%

Your MP

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 KY91

Postcode sectors in KY91

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Postcode districts next to KY94

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KY9 in brief

KY9 is a postcode district covering Elie, Colinsburgh and Earlsferry, in Fife.

About 1,886 people lived in KY9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

KY9 had 1,921 usual residents at the census.

About 45% of people in KY9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In KY9, 53.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In KY9, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.