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County or areaFife
Postcode districtKY1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 39 min4:24 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:42 am – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,429 residentsin the Kirkcaldy Central census areaMedian age 49.11,814 households64% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright16% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,626 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 48% go by car, 8% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%, other languages 6%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C853 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLinks Sandsbeach · under a mileKirkcaldy Sandsbeach · under a mileRaith Lakelake · 1.2 miDiana's Fountainwaterfall · 1.8 miCastle Hillhill · 1.1 miKinghorn Lochlake · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBeveridge Parkpark · under a mile · 37 haVolunteers Greenpark · within reachRavenscraig Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 28 haBalwearie Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 41 haKirkcaldy Rugby Clubplaying field · under a mileKirkcaldy Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200349 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202120 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,103 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Hospital1.3 miGP surgerySt Brycedale Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLp North Eighteen LTD9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCharlotte Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 4 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryKirkcaldy West Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryBalwearie High Schoolunder a milePrimaryDunnikier Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI14 miRailway stationKirkcaldyunder a mileBus stationBus StationKirkcaldyunder a mileFerryInchcolm Island Ferry Landing7.6 miBus stops124 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KY1 postcode district.


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