KY8 3EA maps, stats, and open data

KY8 3EA 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 January 1980.

KY8 3EA maps

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

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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KY8 3EA geodata

Easting	337687
Northing	699920
Latitude	56.187810
Longitude	-3.005573

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is KY8 3EA?

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 3EA

Toboggan Road (High Street)	Lower Methil	32m
Toboggan Road (High Street)	Lower Methil	60m
Erskine Court (High Street)	Lower Methil	135m
Erskine Court (High Street)	Lower Methil	145m
Tower Bar (Wellesley Road)	Aberhill	214m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in KY8 3EA (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	95.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in KY8 3EA (2019 data)

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Median download speed	77.5Mbps
Average download speed	114.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	500.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	14.6Mbps
Average upload speed	11.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in KY8 3EA (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 3EA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	484,958
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	22,044
Median (kWh/meter)	23,152

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	94,344
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,493
Median (kWh/meter)	3,930

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in KY8 3EA, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in KY8 3EA.
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 3EA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Brig Tavern

172 High Street Methil Leven Fife

Stuarts Of Buckhaven Meat Processor

Harbour View Methil Leven Fife

163m

Cooks Cafe

239 High Street Methil Leven Fife KY8 3ED

186m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kirke Park	16:30	11:15	1,067m
Lundin Links Post Office	16:45	12:00	4,411m

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Source: Dracos
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KY8 3EA ITL and KY8 3EA 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 3EA:

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 3EA 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 3EA:

	Code	Name
OA	S00110486
LSOA	S01009635	Methil New Bayview
MSOA	S02001816	Methil East

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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