The postcode KY2 5BU is located in Fife It was introduced in July 1985 and terminated in July 1992.KY2 5BU is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.
KY2 5BU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.3 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 5BU as Cosmopolitans > Comfortable cosmopolitan > Migrant families.
The closest road name to KY2 5BU is Kelso Place which is centered 66 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Yetholm Way and is 91 m away. The closest railway station is Kirkcaldy Rail Station, 914 m away.
Policing for KY2 5BU 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 KY2 5BU and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to KY2 5BU, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode KY2 5BU
| Introduction | July 1985 |
| 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 KY2 5BU - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Well Country Inn | Pass July 4, 2018 | 12.93 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to KY2 5BU - Data from Apr 2022
| Yetholm Way | 91 m | |
| Yetholm Way | 108 m | |
| Smeaton Gardens | 122 m | |
| Melrose Crescent | 137 m | |
| Smeaton Gardens | 142 m | |
| Whytemans Brae Taxi Rank | 497 m | |
| Rail Station South Platform | 1.18 km | |
| Rail Station North Platform | 1.19 km | |
| Kirkcaldy Rail Station | 914 m | |
| Kirkcaldy Rail Station | 1.03 km | |
| Kirkcaldy Rail Station | 1.07 km | |
| Entrance | 23.13 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KY2 5BU - Data from Dec 2021
| Middle Den | Valley | 670 m |
| Pathhead Sands | 1.19 km | |
| Kirkcaldy Sands | 1.38 km | |
| Capshard Wood | 1.41 km | |
| Natural Wood | 1.58 km | |
| Long Braes Plantation | 1.59 km | |
| Craig-endle | 1.6 km | |
| Garden Wood | 1.72 km | |
| Potmetal Plantation | 1.98 km | |
| Castle Hill | 1.99 km | |
| Sunnybrae Plantation | 1.99 km | |
| Links Sands | 2.08 km | |
| White Craigs | 2.13 km | |
| Raith Lake | 2.15 km | |
| Southerton Plantation | 2.29 km |
| Country | Scotland |
| Latitude | 56.12220700 |
| Longitude | -3.16064400 |
| OS Easting | 327940 |
| OS Northing | 0692770 |
| 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: 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 | S34001549 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Kirkcaldy Hayfield and Smeaton |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Hayfield South |
| Output Area / Small Area | 2C1 |