Buckhaven
Buckhaven is covered by postcode district KY8. It is in the Fife council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Buckhaven, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 1
- Some can get gigabit: 14
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 102
- Ofcom gives no figure: 0
Of the 117 postcodes in Buckhaven that ONS places, 1 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 14 have some that can and 102 can all get it.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 56.1742, longitude -3.0356. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Postcodes without gigabit
What is it like to live in Buckhaven?
At 102 of the 117 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Cameron Bridge, 1.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
Are new homes being built in Buckhaven?
None of the 117 postcodes now in use in Buckhaven came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Buckhaven?
Ofcom reports on 117 of the 117 postcodes in Buckhaven. At 102 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Buckhaven?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Buckhaven. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.
How far is the station from Buckhaven?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Buckhaven is Cameron Bridge Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.
- Cameron Bridge Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
- Leven Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
- Markinch Rail Station Railway station 6.6 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Buckhaven?
- Council
- Fife
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Richard Baker (Labour)
All 117 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
Moving to Buckhaven
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Fife about council tax Council tax, on fife.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Buckhaven postcodes
117 postcodes in use in Buckhaven, by district:
That district is in the KY postcode area.
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Places near Buckhaven
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Buckhaven
- What is the postcode for Buckhaven?
- Postcode district KY8, with 117 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Buckhaven in?
- Fife. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Buckhaven?
- Richard Baker (Labour), for Glenrothes and Mid Fife. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Buckhaven?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Buckhaven Primary School and Denbeath Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Levenmouth Academy, 750 metres away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Buckhaven have a railway station?
- The nearest is Cameron Bridge station, 1.9 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Buckhaven?
- Ofcom reports on 117 of the 117 postcodes in Buckhaven. At 102 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Buckhaven?
- None of the 117 postcodes now in use in Buckhaven came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- UK Parliament
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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