KY5 8LZ

a large user postcode in Lochgelly, Fife

KY5 8LZ Location Map

Coordinates

Latitude: 56.1379 / 56°8'16"N

Longitude: -3.317 / 3°19'1"W

OS Eastings: 318256

OS Northings: 694686

OS Grid: NT182946

Location Encoding

Mapcode National: GBR 23.KBRK

Mapcode Global: WH6RL.0ZSJ

Plus Code: 9C8R4MQM+46

Maidenhead Locator System: IO86id13

What Three Birds: quail.redhead.stork

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Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.

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Station Road, Lochgelly KY5 8LZ

Summary

KY5 8LZ is a large user postcode in Lochgelly, Fife. It was first introduced in June 1987.

'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.

To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Lochgelly High School, Station Road, Lochgelly KY5 8LZ.

The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.

KY5 8LZ is in the Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dunfermline and West Fife Community Health Partner Primary Care Trust.

KY5 8LZ is approximately 98m (321ft) above sea level.

Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing KY5 8LZ

1a3: Rural Residents - Farming Communities - Agricultural Communities

Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for KY5 8LZ

Scotland 6: a small town or large village, within 30 minutes drive of a settlement of 10,000 or more

Healthy Living Index

3/10 (Low)

Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index

2/10 (Very low)

Area Retail Diversity Index

4/10 (Low)

Supermarkets near KY5 8LZ include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Costcutter and Morrisons. (Source: OpenStreetMap)

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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives

Residents of KY5 8LZ are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.

This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.

Unitary Authority

Fife Council

Ward

Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty

Councillors

Mary Bain Lockhart (Labour)
Linda Erskine (Labour)
Rosemary Liewald (SNP)
Lea McLelland (SNP)

Scottish Parliament

Region

Mid Scotland and Fife

Regional MSPs

Claire Baker (Labour)
Murdo Fraser (Conservative)
Dean Lockhart (Conservative)
Alex Rowley (Labour)
Mark Ruskell (Green)
Liz Smith (Conservative)
Alexander Stewart (Conservative)

 

Scottish Parliament constituency

Cowdenbeath

MSP

Annabelle Ewing (SNP)

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

MP

Neale Hanvey (Alba Party)

Broadband Internet

Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for KY5 8LZ.

Full fibre availability
%
Ultrafast broadband availability
0%
Superfast broadband availability
100%
Premises unable to receive 30Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 10Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 5Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 2Mbits/s
0%
Premises below Universal Service Obligation
0%
  • Definitions
  • Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
  • Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
  • Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s

Schools

The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near KY5 8LZ.

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Government Statistical Service (GSS) Codes for KY5 8LZ

Data Zone
S01009417
Leuchatsbeath
Intermediate Zone
S02000536
Lochore and Crosshill
Intermediate Zone
S02001771
Cowdenbeath North
Health Board area
S08000029
Fife
Local Authority
S12000047
Fife
Local Authority Ward
S13003130
Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency
S14000041
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
European Electoral Region
S15000001
Scotland
Travel to Work Area
S22000057
Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Police Force Area
S23000009
Scotland
Local Authority
S30000042
Fife
Local Authority Ward
S31000100
Oakfield and Cowdenbeath North
Country
S92000003
Scotland

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