KY4 8LU maps, stats, and open data
KY4 8LU is located in the Cowdenbeath electoral ward, within the council area of Fife and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. The Community Health Partnership is Dunfermline & West Fife Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
KY4 8LU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KY4 8LU geodata
| Easting | 316676 |
| Northing | 691276 |
| Latitude | 56.106953 |
| Longitude | -3.341302 |
Where is KY4 8LU?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KY4 |
Politics
| Ward | Cowdenbeath |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Kirkcaldy And Cowdenbeath |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KY4 8LU
| School Street (High Street) | Cowdenbeath | 86m |
| Bridge Street | Cowdenbeath | 140m |
| The Fountain (Broad Street) | Cowdenbeath | 146m |
| The Fountain (Broad Street) | Cowdenbeath | 160m |
| Paterson Lane (Thistle Street) | Cowdenbeath | 169m |
Nearest railway stations to KY4 8LU
| Cowdenbeath Station | 0.6km |
| Lochgelly Station | 3.6km |
Broadband
Broadband access in KY4 8LU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 40.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in KY4 8LU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
KY4 8LU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in KY4 8LU by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 26,475 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,413 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,210 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in KY4 8LU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in KY4 8LU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
90.9% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KY4 8LU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KY4 8LU (metres)
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Nearest post box to KY4 8LU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Stenhouse Street Post Office | 17:00 | 11:15 | 859m |
| Kirkford | 16:15 | 11:15 | 1,139m |
| Boyd Place | 16:15 | 11:45 | 3,014m |
KY4 8LU ITL and KY4 8LU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for KY4 8LU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLM7 | Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLM72 | Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| S30000042 | Fife |
KY4 8LU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for KY4 8LU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00109840 | |
| LSOA | S01009489 | Cowdenbeath South East |
| MSOA | S02001770 | Cowdenbeath South |
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