KY8 3AL maps, stats, and open data

KY8 3AL is located in the Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages electoral ward, within the council area of Fife and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Glenrothes. The Community Health Partnership is Kirkcaldy & Levenmouth Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since June 1979.

KY8 3AL maps

KY8 3AL map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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KY8 3AL geodata

Easting	337558
Northing	699797
Latitude	56.186681
Longitude	-3.007626

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is KY8 3AL?

Country	Scotland
Postcode District	KY8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Politics

Ward	Buckhaven, Methil And Wemyss Villages
Constituency	Glenrothes

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to KY8 3AL

Erskine Court (High Street)	Lower Methil	33m
Erskine Court (High Street)	Lower Methil	47m
Toboggan Road (High Street)	Lower Methil	187m
Ex-servicemen's Club (High Street)	Lower Methil	217m
Tower Bar (Wellesley Road)	Aberhill	217m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in KY8 3AL (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	36.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in KY8 3AL (2019 data)

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Median download speed	23.6Mbps
Average download speed	31.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	79.72Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	3.1Mbps
Average upload speed	5.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in KY8 3AL (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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KY8 3AL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in KY8 3AL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	106,840
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,713
Median (kWh/meter)	3,671

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	11,916
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,702
Median (kWh/meter)	1,593

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in KY8 3AL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in KY8 3AL.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

83.1% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KY8 3AL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KY8 3AL (metres)

Cooks Cafe

239 High Street Methil Leven Fife KY8 3ED

Ramzan Food Store

206 High Street Methil Leven Fife

66m

Cook And Share Methil

Sailors Rest Centre 230 High Street Methil Leven Fife

106m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to KY8 3AL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kirke Park	16:30	11:15	1,231m
Lundin Links Post Office	16:45	12:00	4,589m

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Source: Dracos
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KY8 3AL ITL and KY8 3AL 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 KY8 3AL:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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KY8 3AL 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 KY8 3AL:

	Code	Name
OA	S00110484
LSOA	S01009635	Methil New Bayview
MSOA	S02001816	Methil East

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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