Postcode KY1 1LJ (Fife)

Map showing KY1 1LJ and nearby postcodes

The postcode KY1 1LJ is located in Fife It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. KY1 1LJ is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.

KY1 1LJ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of KY1 1LJ as Cosmopolitans > Comfortable cosmopolitan > Migrant families.

The closest road name to KY1 1LJ is Douglas Street which is centered 76 m away.

The nearest bus stop is High Street and is 44 m away. The closest railway station is Kirkcaldy Rail Station, 580 m away.

Policing for KY1 1LJ is covered by the Scotland police force association and Kirkcaldy and Levenmouth Community Health Partnership is Local Health Board (LHB) / Community Health Partnership (CHP) / Local Commissioning Group (LCG) or Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to KY1 1LJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to KY1 1LJ, and the approximate distance away.

Douglas Street 76 m
Charlotte Street 78 m
Glasswork Street 78 m
Whytehouse Avenue 111 m
Bakers Lane 120 m
Volunteer's Green 143 m
Thistle Street 143 m
Park Place 153 m
Whytescauseway 173 m
George Street 214 m
David Street 228 m
School Wynd 229 m
Hunter Place 230 m
Nicol Street 244 m
Gladney Square 246 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode KY1 1LJ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Large User - allocated to single addresses receiving at least 500 mail items per day

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to KY1 1LJ - Data from Apr 2022

High Street Bus Stop/Station 44 m
High Street Bus Stop/Station 79 m
Whytescauseway Bus Stop/Station 91 m
Bus Station Bus Stop/Station 197 m
Bus Station Bus Stop/Station 198 m
High Street Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 120 m
Thistle St Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 174 m
Hill Street Taxi Rank 225 m
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 580 m
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 607 m
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 626 m
Inchcolm Island Ferry Landing Ferry 12.2 km
Entrance Air 21.82 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KY1 1LJ - Data from Dec 2021

Kirkcaldy Sands Beach 496 m
Links Sands Beach 515 m
West Mills Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.24 km
Public Park Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.38 km
Southerton Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Pathhead Sands Beach 1.59 km
Castle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.59 km
Raith Lake Inland Water 1.67 km
Datie Mill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.69 km
Sunnybrae Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Craig-endle Island 1.85 km
Long Braes Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Boglily Braes Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km
Hoggie Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.09 km
Middle Den Valley 2.26 km

Location

Country Scotland
Latitude 56.10786900
Longitude -3.16045400
OS Easting 327925
OS Northing 0691174
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
2569
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Scotland

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Electoral Ward Kirkcaldy Central
Local Authority District Fife
European Electoral Region Scotland
Local Learning and Skills Council East of Scotland

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code S30000042
Travel To Work Area Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy

NHS

Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Kirkcaldy and Levenmouth Community Health Partnership
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
Fife
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Kirkcaldy and Levenmouth Community Health Partnership

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Cosmopolitans
Group: Comfortable cosmopolitan
Subgroup: Migrant families
Rural-Urban Classification (Scotland) Other Urban Area
Built-Up Area (pseudo) Scotland
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) Scotland
Workplace Zone S34001398
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Kirkcaldy Central
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Kirkcaldy Central
Output Area / Small Area 2C1