Postcode KY1 1YL (Fife)

Map showing KY1 1YL and nearby postcodes

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

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

The closest road name to KY1 1YL is Forth Avenue which is centered 116 m away.

The nearest bus stop is College of Nursing and is 88 m away. The closest railway station is Kirkcaldy Rail Station, 19 m away.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Forth Avenue 116 m
Whyte Melville Road 145 m
Ferrard Road 223 m
Sang Road 242 m
Sang Place 243 m
West Fergus Place 248 m
Gow Crescent 252 m
Wemyssfield 253 m
St Brycedale Road 263 m
St Brycedale Avenue 271 m
Ostlere Road 273 m
East Fergus Place 283 m
Carlyle Road 331 m
Dean Road 332 m
Caledonia Road 341 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode KY1 1YL

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 Food

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

College of Nursing Bus Stop/Station 88 m
College of Nursing Bus Stop/Station 118 m
East Fergus Place Bus Stop/Station 120 m
Adam Smith Theatre Bus Stop/Station 149 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 406 m
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 19 m
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 36 m
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 44 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 1YL - Data from Dec 2021

Kirkcaldy Sands Beach 818 m
Links Sands Beach 1.1 km
Castle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.16 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 1.71 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 -3.16678300
OS Easting 327539
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