KY1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kirkcaldy and Sinclairtown, 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 KY1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In KY1, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How KY1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of KY1?
KY1 had 26,494 usual residents at the census.
KY1 is the 1,101st most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in KY1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braehead and the Path | 570 | No figure | No figure | 47.1% |
| Dysart Central | 901 | No figure | No figure | 96.1% |
| Dysart North | 501 | No figure | No figure | 99.7% |
| Dysart North East | 565 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
| East Wemyss Hendrie | 644 | No figure | No figure | 99.3% |
| East Wemyss McDuff | 730 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| East Wemyss Shore | 571 | No figure | No figure | 98.1% |
| Gallatown North | 609 | No figure | No figure | 99.2% |
| Gallatown West | 848 | No figure | No figure | 92.1% |
| Kirkcaldy Central | 973 | No figure | No figure | 58.2% |
| Kirkcaldy Central North | 803 | No figure | No figure | 89.7% |
| Kirkcaldy Central South | 791 | No figure | No figure | 76.8% |
| Kirkcaldy Central and East | 862 | No figure | No figure | 93.7% |
| Kirkcaldy Mitchelston | 623 | No figure | No figure | 71.8% |
| Kirkcaldy Viewforth | 591 | No figure | No figure | 95.7% |
| Linktown Central | 875 | No figure | No figure | 88.0% |
| Linktown East | 583 | No figure | No figure | 89.5% |
| Linktown North | 910 | No figure | No figure | 91.9% |
| Linktown South and Seafield North | 836 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
| Overton | 800 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Pathhead Central | 619 | No figure | No figure | 89.3% |
| Pathhead South and Sands | 505 | No figure | No figure | 99.2% |
| Ravenscraig | 545 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Seafield Central | 537 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Seafield South and Landward | 832 | No figure | No figure | 93.9% |
| Sinclairtown Central | 902 | No figure | No figure | 98.0% |
| Sinclairtown East | 974 | No figure | No figure | 94.5% |
| Sinclairtown North | 793 | No figure | No figure | 99.8% |
| Sinclairtown West | 994 | No figure | No figure | 95.8% |
| Smeaton North | 911 | No figure | No figure | 75.6% |
| Smeaton South | 988 | No figure | No figure | 89.0% |
| Standingstane | 557 | No figure | No figure | 74.6% |
| Strathore | 809 | No figure | No figure | 84.7% |
| Thornton North | 711 | No figure | No figure | 99.0% |
| Thornton South | 544 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
| Wemyss Villages | 1,018 | No figure | No figure | 98.6% |
MPs for KY1
- Melanie WardLabourMP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy77% of KY1’s postcodes
- Richard BakerLabourMP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife23% of KY1’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 KY17
Postcode sectors in KY14
Council1
Towns in KY11
Postcode districts next to KY15
Nearest rail stations3
More in the KY postcode area2
KY1 in brief
KY1 is a postcode district covering Kirkcaldy and Sinclairtown, in Fife.
About 27,224 people lived in KY1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
KY1 had 26,494 usual residents at the census.
In KY1, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In KY1, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
63.3% of residents in KY1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.