KY8 3HW maps, stats, and open data

KY8 3HW 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 1997.

KY8 3HW maps

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

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KY8 3HW geodata

Easting	336658
Northing	699853
Latitude	56.187072
Longitude	-3.022133

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Where is KY8 3HW?

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 3HW

Kirkland High School (Methil Brae)	Methil	56m
Kirkland Drive (Methil Brae)	Methil	123m
Woodlands Nursery (Methilhaven Road)	Methil	127m
Kirkland Drive (Methil Brae)	Methil	127m
Kirkland High School (Methilhaven Road)	Methil	133m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Deprivation

97.7% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KY8 3HW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

KK Fish Bar

165-167 Methil Brae Methil Leven Fife

105m

Periano's

279 Methilhaven Road Methil Leven Fife

209m

Istanbul Best In Town

287 Methilhaven Road Methil Leven Fife

209m

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Nearest post box to KY8 3HW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kirke Park	16:30	11:15	1,773m
Balfour Place	16:15	12:00	4,348m
Milton Post Office	16:15	12:00	4,863m

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KY8 3HW ITL and KY8 3HW 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 3HW:

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 3HW 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 3HW:

	Code	Name
OA	S00110503
LSOA	S01009633	Methil Savoy
MSOA	S02001815	Methil West

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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