Postcode KY2 5AQ (Fife) Terminated July 1992

Map showing KY2 5AQ and nearby postcodes

The postcode KY2 5AQ is located in Fife It was introduced in August 1973 and terminated in July 1992.KY2 5AQ is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.

KY2 5AQ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.2 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 KY2 5AQ as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Hampered aspiration.

The closest road name to KY2 5AQ is Matthew Street which is centered 74 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Mariners Street and is 13 m away. The closest railway station is Kirkcaldy Rail Station, 779 m away.

Policing for KY2 5AQ 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 KY2 5AQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to KY2 5AQ, and the approximate distance away.

Matthew Street 74 m
Mariners Street 74 m
Nile Street 97 m
Patterson Street 100 m
Patterson Place 115 m
Smeaton Gardens 122 m
Nelson Street 124 m
Whytebank Gardens 130 m
Prime Gilt Box Street 154 m
Dunnikier Road 157 m
Melrose Crescent 167 m
John Street 169 m
Weavers Crescent 194 m
Thornhill Drive 213 m
Montgomery Street 217 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode KY2 5AQ

Introduction August 1973
Termination July 1992
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 KY2 5AQ - Data from Apr 2022

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

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to KY2 5AQ - Data from Apr 2022

Mariners Street Bus Stop/Station 13 m
Smeaton Gardens Bus Stop/Station 56 m
Smeaton Gardens Bus Stop/Station 83 m
Melrose Crescent Bus Stop/Station 132 m
Melrose Crescent Bus Stop/Station 142 m
Whytemans Brae Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 651 m
Rail Station South Platform Taxi Rank 1.04 km
Rail Station North Platform Taxi Rank 1.05 km
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 779 m
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 889 m
Kirkcaldy Rail Station Rail 928 m
Inchcolm Island Ferry Landing Ferry 13.25 km
Entrance Air 23 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KY2 5AQ - Data from Dec 2021

Middle Den Valley 825 m
Pathhead Sands Beach 1.13 km
Kirkcaldy Sands Beach 1.23 km
Craig-endle Island 1.54 km
Capshard Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Long Braes Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Natural Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Garden Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Castle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.9 km
Sunnybrae Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.92 km
Links Sands Beach 1.92 km
Potmetal Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2 km
Raith Lake Inland Water 2.06 km
White Craigs Island 2.11 km
Southerton Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km

Location

Country Scotland
Latitude 56.12080800
Longitude -3.16042500
OS Easting 327951
OS Northing 0692614
OS Positional Quality Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink® initiative, last known ONS postcode grid reference

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
624
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Scotland

Government

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

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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Challenged diversity
Subgroup: Hampered aspiration
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 Hayfield and Smeaton
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Pathhead North West
Output Area / Small Area 7A2