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KY5 0JW

Postcode

A postcode in Bowhill West, Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty ward, Fife.

This report describes the area around KY5 0JW, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around KY5 0JW

Schools near KY5 0JW

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
St Ninian's R C Primary School
Primary
200 m
3 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Denend Primary School
Primary
600 m
7 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Cardenden Primary School
Primary
960 m
12 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Within 1 km of KY5 0JW

In a straight line

Stations

  • Cardenden9 minutes on foot700 m

GP practices

  • Wallsgreen Medical Practice2,898 registered patients340 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Cardenden ExpressTesco380 m

The neighbourhood: Bowhill West

Everything about Bowhill West
Population
643
Joint 5,612th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
55.2%
Joint 3,867th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: KY5

Everything about KY5
Population
20,175
1,308th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
19%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

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.

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.