# KY2 5QJ: area report for a postcode in Fife

KY2 5QJ is a postcode in Fife.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Fife. Open the map at KY2 5QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) › [KY2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ky2) › [KY2 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ky2-5)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ
- **Kirkcaldy, 840 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ
- **Scotland’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Raith Estate and Southerton. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ
- **£179,134 average price**: For the whole of Fife, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at KY2 5QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Strathallan Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/strathallan-primary-school-s5400325) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Dunnikier Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunnikier-primary-school-s5403626) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Balwearie High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balwearie-high-school-s5406838) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Kirkcaldy West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirkcaldy-west-primary-school-s5404525) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-primary-school-s5404428) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Kirkcaldy North Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirkcaldy-north-primary-school-s5403820) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kirkcaldy (840 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: Bennochy Medical Centre (850 m, 9,898 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Spar David's Kitchen Kirkcaldy (550 m, Spar); Co-op Kirkcaldy - Bennochy Road (710 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi Sauchenbush Kirkcaldy (710 m, Aldi); Tesco Nicol Street Express (820 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £179,134** (July 2026). Fife’s average house price was £179,134 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,913** (2025). Full-time workers living in Fife earned a median of £38,913 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 162nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.6×** (2025). A home in Fife costs 4.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 31st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 373,990** (2025). Fife’s population was an estimated 373,990 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Raith Estate and Southerton (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 858** (2021). Raith Estate and Southerton had 858 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 9,341st least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.7%** (January 2026). In Raith Estate and Southerton, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 0.7%** (August 2026). In Raith Estate and Southerton, 0.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 49.3%** (2021). 49.3% of residents in Raith Estate and Southerton were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 628th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## KY2 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 31,267** (2021). KY2 had 31,267 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 854th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in KY2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.2%** (January 2026). In KY2, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.5%** (August 2026). In KY2, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife)
- Centre: 56.1111, -3.1805

Council: [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cowdenbeath-and-kirkcaldy): Melanie Ward (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.1805,56.1111,KY25QJ

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