KY16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering St Andrews and Mount Melville, 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 KY16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In KY16, 53.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How KY16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of KY16?
KY16 had 24,780 usual residents at the census.
KY16 is the 1,181st most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in KY16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmullo North | 673 | No figure | No figure | 35.2% |
| Balmullo South | 1,034 | No figure | No figure | 46.3% |
| Boarhills and Kingsbarns | 715 | No figure | No figure | 15.3% |
| Cairnsmill | 479 | No figure | No figure | 73.8% |
| Canongate | 574 | No figure | No figure | 97.8% |
| Clayton and Clatto | 427 | No figure | No figure | 70.0% |
| East Sands | 713 | No figure | No figure | 79.3% |
| East Scores | 672 | No figure | No figure | 18.2% |
| Feddinch and The Grange | 660 | No figure | No figure | 85.6% |
| Guardbridge | 863 | No figure | No figure | 53.9% |
| Hallow Hill | 584 | No figure | No figure | 93.2% |
| Hallow Hill South | 744 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Kilrymont East | 654 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Kilrymont West | 705 | No figure | No figure | 93.4% |
| Kilrymont and Langlands | 661 | No figure | No figure | 91.2% |
| Kinness Burn | 446 | No figure | No figure | 81.6% |
| Kinness Burn East | 868 | No figure | No figure | 96.4% |
| Kinness Burn West | 766 | No figure | No figure | 66.1% |
| Langlands West | 700 | No figure | No figure | 96.4% |
| Lawhead and Northbank | 685 | No figure | No figure | 82.7% |
| Leuchars East | 752 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Leuchars North | 544 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Leuchars North East and St Michaels | 885 | No figure | No figure | 26.6% |
| Leuchars West | 867 | No figure | No figure | 7.3% |
| North Haugh | 3,676 | No figure | No figure | 14.9% |
| St Andrews St Leonards and Abbey | 1,632 | No figure | No figure | 22.1% |
| St Andrews Town Centre | 461 | No figure | No figure | 4.5% |
| Strathkinness and Craigton | 876 | No figure | No figure | 92.5% |
| West Scores | 1,078 | No figure | No figure | 14.4% |
Your MP
- Wendy ChamberlainLiberal DemocratMP for North East Fife
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 KY165
Postcode sectors in KY164
Council1
Towns in KY161
Postcode districts next to KY164
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KY16 in brief
KY16 is a postcode district covering St Andrews and Mount Melville, in Fife.
About 24,499 people lived in KY16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
KY16 had 24,780 usual residents at the census.
In KY16, 53.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In KY16, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
72.0% of residents in KY16 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.