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KY8 1DH

Postcode

A postcode in Buckhaven North, Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages ward, Fife.

This report describes the area around KY8 1DH, 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 KY8 1DH

Schools near KY8 1DH

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Buckhaven Primary School
Primary
390 m
5 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Hyndhead School
Special
410 m
5 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Denbeath Primary School
Primary
450 m
6 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Methilhill Primary & Community School
Primary
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Aberhill Primary School
Primary
2 km
25 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 KY8 1DH

In a straight line

GP practices

  • Muiredge Surgery9,067 registered patients260 m

Supermarkets

  • SPAR BuckhavenSpar350 m

The neighbourhood: Buckhaven North

Everything about Buckhaven North
Population
810
Joint 8,710th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.1%
Joint 10,670th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: KY8

Everything about KY8
Population
35,152
646th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
11%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

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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.