Postcode KY2 6NS (Fife)

Map showing KY2 6NS and nearby postcodes

The postcode KY2 6NS is located in Fife It was introduced in January 2005 and is an active postcode. KY2 6NS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

KY2 6NS is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.6 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 6NS as Rural residents > Ageing rural dwellers > Renting rural retirement.

The closest road name to KY2 6NS is Woodland Gait which is centered 36 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Pines and is 181 m away. The closest railway station is Cardenden Rail Station, 2.48 km away.

The local pub for residents of KY2 6NS is Balgedie Toll Tavern and is 11.34 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Pass on August 13, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 272.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 35.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for KY2 6NS 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 6NS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to KY2 6NS, and the approximate distance away.

Woodland Gait 36 m
B922 1.46 km
B921 3.67 km
B981 8.71 km
A91 14.37 km
A92 68.5 km
A90 80.6 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode KY2 6NS

Introduction January 2005
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 KY2 6NS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Loch Leven Lodges Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Pass
December 20, 2018
7.49 km
The Well Country Inn Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house Pass
July 4, 2018
8.18 km
Armstrong Game Manufacturers/packers Awaiting Inspection
February 25, 2021
9.49 km
Portmoak After School Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Awaiting Inspection
November 23, 2020
9.73 km
Portmoak Primary School School/college/university Pass
May 13, 2021
9.73 km
Moore House Care And Education Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Pass
January 21, 2020
10.23 km
Balgedie Toll Tavern Pub/bar/nightclub Pass
August 13, 2018
11.34 km
Loch Leven's Larder Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Pass
February 13, 2019
11.84 km
Common Coffee Ltd Manufacturers/packers Pass
September 25, 2018
12.65 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to KY2 6NS - Data from Apr 2022

The Pines Bus Stop/Station 181 m
The Pines Bus Stop/Station 222 m
Kinglassie Road Bus Stop/Station 384 m
Kinglassie Road Bus Stop/Station 413 m
Begg Farm Bus Stop/Station 1.01 km
Templehall Shops Taxi Rank 3.4 km
Whytemans Brae Taxi Rank Taxi Rank 4.55 km
Cardenden Rail Station Rail 2.48 km
Cardenden Rail Station Rail 2.48 km
Cardenden Rail Station Rail 2.51 km
Entrance Air 23.92 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to KY2 6NS - Data from Dec 2021

Cluny Strip Woodland Or Forest 538 m
Rough Park Plantation Woodland Or Forest 626 m
Carden Forest Woodland Or Forest 707 m
Keir Brae Hill Or Mountain 1.12 km
Keir Brae Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.13 km
Cluny Muir Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Craigside Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.23 km
New Carden Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.59 km
Maukinrich Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km
Sunnyside Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.66 km
Ballfield Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.68 km
Blackroad Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Inchdairniemuir Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.81 km
Tullylumb Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.86 km
Torbain Moss Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for KY2 6NS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 80 Mbps 272.6 Mbps 1000 Mbps
Upload 20 Mbps 35.9 Mbps 115 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 15.8 1.3
30-300 Mbps 0% 106.7 23.3
300+ Mbps 100% 720 88.8

Electricity Consumption

17 meters consuming 143,753 kWh - mean 8,456 kWh : median 6,742 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for KY2 6NS - Data from 2020

Location

Country Scotland
Latitude 56.14805800
Longitude -3.22207400
OS Easting 324172
OS Northing 0695713
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
2360
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Scotland

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Glenrothes
Electoral Ward Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty
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: Rural residents
Group: Ageing rural dwellers
Subgroup: Renting rural retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (Scotland) Accessible Rural
Built-Up Area (pseudo) Scotland
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) Scotland
Workplace Zone S34001428
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Cardenden
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Auchterderran Landward and Cluny
Output Area / Small Area 1C2