KY8 3EW maps, stats, and open data

KY8 3EW 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 3EW maps

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

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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KY8 3EW geodata

Easting	337529
Northing	699899
Latitude	56.187593
Longitude	-3.008117

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is KY8 3EW?

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 3EW

Erskine Court (High Street)	Lower Methil	95m
Erskine Court (High Street)	Lower Methil	110m
Tower Bar (Wellesley Road)	Aberhill	116m
Tower Bar (Wellesley Road)	Aberhill	118m
Toboggan Road (High Street)	Lower Methil	149m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in KY8 3EW (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	94.1%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	94.1%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	91.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in KY8 3EW (2019 data)

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	102.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.5Mbps
Average upload speed	7.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	440,620
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,959
Median (kWh/meter)	10,845

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	142,079
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,179
Median (kWh/meter)	2,995

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Cooks Cafe

239 High Street Methil Leven Fife KY8 3ED

109m

Tower Bar

26 Wellesley Road Methil Leven Fife

129m

Aberhill News

2-6 Wellesley Road Methil Leven Fife

129m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kirke Park	16:30	11:15	1,153m
Lundin Links Post Office	16:45	12:00	4,546m

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Source: Dracos
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KY8 3EW ITL and KY8 3EW 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 3EW:

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 3EW 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 3EW:

	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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