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KY5 9LZ

Postcode

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

This report describes the area around KY5 9LZ, 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 9LZ

Schools near KY5 9LZ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Lochgelly West Primary School
Primary
100 m
1 minute on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Lochgelly South Primary School
Primary
460 m
6 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
St Patrick's R C Primary School
Primary
590 m
7 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Lochgelly High School
Secondary
1.2 km
16 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Lumphinnans Primary & Community School
Primary
1.8 km
23 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 9LZ

In a straight line

Stations

  • Lochgelly12 minutes on foot950 m

GP practices

  • Meadows Practice5,150 registered patients250 m
  • Dr K Thompson2,262 registered patients250 m
  • Lochgelly Medical Practice3,378 registered patients250 m

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Lochhlelly North StreetMorrisons110 m
  • Co-op LochgellyThe Co-operative Group280 m
  • Morrisons Daily LochgellyMorrisons490 m

The neighbourhood: Lochgelly West and Lumphinnans Central

Everything about Lochgelly West and Lumphinnans Central
Population
581
Joint 4,237th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.7%
Joint 21,357th 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

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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.