Postcode KY1 1YJ (Fife)

Map showing KY1 1YJ and nearby postcodes

The postcode KY1 1YJ is located in Fife It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. KY1 1YJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

KY1 1YJ 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 1YJ as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Delayed retirement.

The closest road name to KY1 1YJ is Forth Avenue which is centered 117 m away.

The nearest bus stop is College of Nursing and is 89 m away. The closest railway station is Kirkcaldy Rail Station, 19 m away.

Policing for KY1 1YJ 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 1YJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Forth Avenue 117 m
Whyte Melville Road 145 m
Ferrard Road 224 m
Sang Road 241 m
Sang Place 242 m
West Fergus Place 248 m
Gow Crescent 251 m
Wemyssfield 252 m
St Brycedale Road 262 m
St Brycedale Avenue 270 m
Ostlere Road 274 m
East Fergus Place 282 m
Carlyle Road 330 m
Dean Road 332 m
Caledonia Road 342 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode KY1 1YJ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from KY1 1YJ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Well Country Inn Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house Pass
July 4, 2018
13.46 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

College of Nursing Bus Stop/Station 89 m
College of Nursing Bus Stop/Station 119 m
East Fergus Place Bus Stop/Station 119 m
Adam Smith Theatre Bus Stop/Station 148 m
East Fergus Place Bus Stop/Station 150 m
Rail Station South Platform Taxi Rank 31 m
Rail Station North Platform Taxi Rank 43 m
Hunter Street taxi Rank Taxi Rank 405 m
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 19 m
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 35 m
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 45 m
Inchcolm Island Ferry Landing Ferry 12.25 km
Entrance Air 21.96 km

Nearby Nature

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

Kirkcaldy Sands Beach 817 m
Links Sands Beach 1.1 km
Castle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.17 km
Sunnybrae Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.26 km
Southerton Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Raith Lake Inland Water 1.29 km
Public Park Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.29 km
Long Braes Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
West Mills Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.42 km
Datie Mill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.44 km
Pathhead Sands Beach 1.64 km
Boglily Braes Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Middle Den Valley 1.81 km
Datiefauld Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.92 km
Potmetal Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.98 km

Location

Country Scotland
Latitude 56.11192400
Longitude -3.16676700
OS Easting 327540
OS Northing 0691632
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: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Delayed retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (Scotland) Other Urban Area
Built-Up Area (pseudo) Scotland
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) Scotland
Workplace Zone S34001590
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Kirkcaldy Central
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Kirkcaldy Central
Output Area / Small Area 5B1