The postcode KY1 2QU is located in Fife It was introduced in May 1976 and terminated in July 1992.KY1 2QU is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.
KY1 2QU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.2 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 2QU as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.
The closest road name to KY1 2QU is Canon Byrne Glebe which is centered 71 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Priory Lodge and is 13 m away. The closest railway station is Kirkcaldy Rail Station, 912 m away.
Policing for KY1 2QU 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).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to KY1 2QU and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KY1 2QU, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KY1 2QU
| Introduction | May 1976 |
| Termination | July 1992 |
| User Type | Large User - allocated to single addresses receiving at least 500 mail items per day |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from KY1 2QU - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Well Country Inn | Pass July 4, 2018 | 13.46 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to KY1 2QU - Data from Apr 2022
| Priory Lodge | 13 m | |
| Priory Lodge | 86 m | |
| St Marie's Church | 145 m | |
| St Marys Road | 204 m | |
| St Marys Road | 243 m | |
| Whytemans Brae Taxi Rank | 908 m | |
| Hunter Street taxi Rank | 953 m | |
| Postings Shopping Centre Taxi Rank | 959 m | |
| Kirkcaldy Rail Station | 912 m | |
| Kirkcaldy Rail Station | 957 m | |
| Kirkcaldy Rail Station | 977 m | |
| Inchcolm Island Ferry Landing | 13.38 km | |
| Entrance | 23.07 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KY1 2QU - Data from Dec 2021
| Pathhead Sands | 704 m | |
| Kirkcaldy Sands | 969 m | |
| Craig-endle | 1.12 km | |
| Middle Den | Valley | 1.14 km |
| White Craigs | 1.73 km | |
| Links Sands | 1.73 km | |
| Natural Wood | 1.89 km | |
| Capshard Wood | 1.92 km | |
| Long Braes Plantation | 1.93 km | |
| Castle Hill | 2.15 km | |
| Garden Wood | 2.17 km | |
| Sunnybrae Plantation | 2.19 km | |
| Partan Craig | 2.2 km | |
| Raith Lake | 2.3 km | |
| Southerton Plantation | 2.37 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 56.11912400 |
| Longitude | -3.15411800 |
| OS Easting | 328340 |
| OS Northing | 0692420 |
| OS Positional Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink® initiative, last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Scotland |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath |
| Electoral Ward | Kirkcaldy East |
| Local Authority District | Fife |
| European Electoral Region | Scotland |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | East of Scotland |
| International Territorial Level Code | S30000042 |
| Travel To Work Area | Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy |
| 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 |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Urbanites Group: Urban professionals and families Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (Scotland) Other Urban Area |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Scotland |
| Workplace Zone | S34001576 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Kirkcaldy Pathhead |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Braehead and the Path |
| Output Area / Small Area | 5A3 |