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KY8 5 in Fife

Fife council area · KY8 5 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector KY8 5 in Fife. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideKY8 5 · KY8 district4 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at KY8 5

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

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Recorded sale median
UnknownNo supported sector median
Nearest recorded station
14.4 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
4 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

From the KY8 5 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 14.4 km away and supermarket 2.5 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 82.9% across 253 residential postcode records in KY8 5, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Checks the data cannot answer

    This guide has no usable recorded sale prices or recorded crime counts for KY8 5. Check current property listings, address-level broadband and local sources before making a decision; a missing figure is not a zero.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Photos near KY8 5 in Fife

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for KY8 5. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Recorded sale medians by property type are unavailable for this sector.

Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

No verified local rent series matched this guide. The dated sale series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Fife local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Fife, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 99.9% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average house price

£179,134Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £132,174 to £179,134. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£179.1k£155.7k£132.2k202020232026
Jul 2026£179,134

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£179,134
Jun 2026£176,339
May 2026£174,925
Apr 2026£173,532
Mar 2026£172,726
Feb 2026£172,742
Jan 2026£174,605
Dec 2025£176,217
Nov 2025£178,316
Oct 2025£178,654
Sept 2025£178,205
Aug 2025£173,765
Jul 2025£170,033
Jun 2025£165,608
May 2025£164,893
Apr 2025£166,854
Mar 2025£168,578
Feb 2025£167,279
Jan 2025£165,793
Dec 2024£165,876
Nov 2024£167,550
Oct 2024£166,703
Sept 2024£167,021
Aug 2024£166,752
Jul 2024£164,941
Jun 2024£163,257
May 2024£161,528
Apr 2024£157,534
Mar 2024£155,295
Feb 2024£154,262
Jan 2024£159,157
Dec 2023£162,129
Nov 2023£163,774
Oct 2023£167,461
Sept 2023£167,757
Aug 2023£168,044
Jul 2023£164,576
Jun 2023£161,935
May 2023£160,608
Apr 2023£158,903
Mar 2023£158,424
Feb 2023£158,684
Jan 2023£159,533
Dec 2022£161,437
Nov 2022£163,118
Oct 2022£164,428
Sept 2022£164,314
Aug 2022£163,936
Jul 2022£160,475
Jun 2022£156,744
May 2022£154,249
Apr 2022£154,212
Mar 2022£155,623
Feb 2022£155,577
Jan 2022£156,330
Dec 2021£155,773
Nov 2021£154,299
Oct 2021£151,908
Sept 2021£150,724
Aug 2021£149,624
Jul 2021£146,318
Jun 2021£140,820
May 2021£139,010
Apr 2021£138,005
Mar 2021£140,044
Feb 2021£136,737
Jan 2021£137,068
Dec 2020£136,737
Nov 2020£136,997
Oct 2020£136,298
Sept 2020£133,151
Aug 2020£132,174
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate82.9%Mean across 253 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Fife; 197,000 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage99.2%Local authority: Fife; 197,000 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 253 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Fife; 197,000 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Fife; 197,000 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 80 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station14.4 km
  • Nearest supermarket2.5 km
  • Nearest post office2.7 km
  • Nearest GP practice79.2 km
  • Nearest hospital79.2 km
  • Nearest gym2.7 km
  • Nearest restaurant2 km
  • Nearest community centre2.5 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking2.5 km
  • Nearest Waitrose32.4 km
  • Mapped pubs in sectorUnknownInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 80 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park1.5 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km0 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
32.35 km
Tesco
10.59 km
Sainsbury's
3.09 km
Aldi
2.98 km
Lidl
2.74 km
M&S
11.32 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Mapped bathing-water site

Spittal
81.12 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

0Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset76.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset79 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset78.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

Recorded incident counts are unavailable for this sector.

Current listings

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These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider KY8 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from KY8 5. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom KY8 5Shared evidence
KY8 5FifeThis area · Fife
Unknown
Unknown
This area
Reference sector
HU12 9HU12 9 in East Riding of Yorkshire area guideEast Riding of Yorkshire
£185,000
156
331.4 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park1.5 km1.5 km
Nearest station14.4 km14.3 km
Gigabit availability83%84%
PR3 1PR3 1 in Wyre area guideWyre
£256,000
160
257.3 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability83%85%
Nearest supermarket2.5 km2.7 km
Nearest station14.4 km15.5 km
BA6 9BA6 9 in Somerset area guideSomerset
£260,000
127
562.6 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability83%80%
Nearest park1.5 km1.7 km
Nearest station14.4 km15.4 km
SY12 9SY12 9 in Shropshire area guideShropshire
£275,000
46
368.5 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park1.5 km1.6 km
Nearest station14.4 km15.3 km
Nearest supermarket2.5 km2.2 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector KY8 5, not the whole of Fife. 4 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

No data for: recorded sale prices, recorded crime counts.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 253 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Fife; 197,000 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Fife; 197,000 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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