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KY5 8DT

Postcode

A postcode in Crosshill and Lochore South, Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty ward, Fife.

This report describes the area around KY5 8DT, 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 8DT

Schools near KY5 8DT

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Benarty Primary School
Primary
490 m
6 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Kenneth's R C Primary School
Primary
1.1 km
14 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 8DT

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Benarty Medical Practice4,813 registered patients150 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op LochoreThe Co-operative Group240 m

The neighbourhood: Crosshill and Lochore South

Everything about Crosshill and Lochore South
Population
680
Joint 6,420th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.0%
Joint 22,369th 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.