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Postcode district

Postcode district covering Burntisland, Kinghorn and Kirkton, 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 KY3 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In KY3, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,128
779th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.6%
787th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How KY3 compares

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

KY3Middle
Population16 postcode districts, KY · 2021
Population: every postcode district in KY16 areas from 1,921 to 65,328. The middle area is 21,732. KY3 is 11,128.
11,1284th least populated
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%. KY3 is 95.1%.
95.1%2nd highest
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%. KY3 is 3.2%.
3.2%8th highest
Aged 15 to 6416 postcode districts, KY · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in KY16 areas from 54.1% to 72.0%. The middle area is 62.0%. KY3 is 59.6%.
59.6%5th lowest

What is the population of KY3?

KY3 had 11,128 usual residents at the census.

KY3 is the 779th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in KY3

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Aberdour902No figureNo figure98.6%
Burntisland Central629No figureNo figure98.4%
Burntisland Docks821No figureNo figure96.8%
Burntisland East487No figureNo figure89.3%
Burntisland East Toll831No figureNo figure92.7%
Burntisland Grange and Orrock717No figureNo figure93.9%
Burntisland Kirkton891No figureNo figure99.4%
Burntisland Links769No figureNo figure91.3%
Burntisland Meadowfield560No figureNo figure100.0%
Burntisland Nether Grange644No figureNo figure90.7%
Kinghorn Central745No figureNo figure94.4%
Kinghorn North793No figureNo figure99.4%
Kinghorn North West425No figureNo figure100.0%
Kinghorn South670No figureNo figure99.4%
St Colme and Aberdour West1,133No figureNo figure92.9%

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 KY34

Postcode sectors in KY32

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KY3 in brief

KY3 is a postcode district covering Burntisland, Kinghorn and Kirkton, in Fife.

About 11,170 people lived in KY3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

KY3 had 11,128 usual residents at the census.

In KY3, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In KY3, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.6% of residents in KY3 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.