Dunfermline

Dunfermline is covered by postcode districts KY11, KY12 and KY99. It is in the Fife council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 915 of 1,214 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 15 13 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre Nearest station Dunfermline Town 900 m from the middle, in a straight line

Every postcode in Dunfermline, and which are new since 2020

New since 2020: 51
In use before 2020: 1,212
Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together

Of the 1,263 postcodes in Dunfermline that ONS places, 51 are new since 2020 and 1,212 were in use before 2020.

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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 56.0692, longitude -3.4384. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 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.

The 5 newest postcodes

KY11 8NYMay 2026 KY12 7AHMay 2026 KY12 7LHMay 2026 KY12 2HDApril 2026 KY12 2HBMarch 2026

Where the new postcodes lie together

9 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. KY12 2HD, is the newest of them.
6 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. KY11 8WA, is the newest of them.

What is it like to live in Dunfermline?

At 915 of the 1,214 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 13 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre. The nearest railway station is Dunfermline Town, 900 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

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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 Dunfermline?

51 of the 1,263 postcodes now in use in Dunfermline came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

The newest postcodes

KY11 8NYsince May 2026 KY12 7AHsince May 2026 KY12 7LHsince May 2026 KY12 2HDsince April 2026 KY12 2HBsince March 2026 KY12 2GYsince February 2026

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Dunfermline?

Ofcom reports on 1,214 of the 1,263 postcodes in Dunfermline. At 915 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit915 of 1,214

Postcodes where every home can get superfast1,163 of 1,214

Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 1,214

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.

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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Dunfermline?

The open schools at the postcodes in Dunfermline (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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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 Dunfermline?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Dunfermline is Dunfermline Town Rail Station, 900 m away in a straight line.

Dunfermline Town Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
Dunfermline Queen Margaret Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
Rosyth Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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 Dunfermline?

Council: Fife
Parliamentary constituencies: Dunfermline and Dollar (1,260) and Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (3)
Police force area: Scotland
Country: Scotland

Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities.

Moving to Dunfermline

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

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Dunfermline postcodes

1,263 postcodes in use in Dunfermline, by district:

KY11 postcode district,664 postcodes KY12 postcode district,586 postcodes KY99 postcode district,13 postcodes

Those districts are all in the KY postcode area.

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Places near Dunfermline

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Rosyth3.7 km Crossford3.8 km Crossgates, Fife4.4 km Limekilns and Charlestown4.8 km Inverkeithing5.0 km Cairneyhill6.0 km Dalgety Bay and Hillend6.2 km Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans7.0 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Dunfermline

What is the postcode for Dunfermline?: Postcode districts KY11, KY12 and KY99, with 1,263 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Dunfermline in?: Fife. Source: ONS.
What schools are in Dunfermline?: Primary schools at its postcodes include St Margaret's R C Primary School, Commercial Primary School and St Leonard's Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Dunfermline High School and Queen Anne High School. Source: Scottish Government.
Does Dunfermline have a railway station?: Yes: Dunfermline Town station, 900 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Dunfermline?: Ofcom reports on 1,214 of the 1,263 postcodes in Dunfermline. At 915 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Dunfermline?: 51 of the 1,263 postcodes now in use in Dunfermline 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

Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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