KY8 3LU maps, stats, and open data

KY8 3LU 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 3LU maps

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

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Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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KY8 3LU geodata

Easting	336748
Northing	699807
Latitude	56.186671
Longitude	-3.020673

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is KY8 3LU?

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 3LU

Kirkland Drive (Methil Brae)	Methil	23m
Kirkland Drive (Methil Brae)	Methil	32m
Ossian Crescent (Den Walk)	Methil	81m
Ossian Crescent (Den Walk)	Methil	86m
Kirkland High School (Methil Brae)	Methil	93m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in KY8 3LU (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	170,097
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,900
Median (kWh/meter)	12,230

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	26,170
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,271
Median (kWh/meter)	3,617

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

KK Fish Bar

165-167 Methil Brae Methil Leven Fife

44m

Methilhaven Care Home

Methilhaven Home Kirkland Parade Methil Leven Fife

194m

Argyle Bar

54 Methil Brae Methil Leven Fife

198m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kirke Park	16:30	11:15	1,731m
Balfour Place	16:15	12:00	4,446m
Milton Post Office	16:15	12:00	4,959m

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Source: Dracos
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KY8 3LU ITL and KY8 3LU 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 3LU:

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 3LU 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 3LU:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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