Glenrothes
Glenrothes is covered by postcode districts KY1, KY5, KY6 and KY7. It is in the Fife council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Glenrothes, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 41
- In use before 2020: 990
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 1,031 postcodes in Glenrothes that ONS places, 41 are new since 2020 and 990 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 160 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 56.1963, longitude -3.1749. 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
What is it like to live in Glenrothes?
At 678 of the 904 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 12 primary schools and 3 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre. The nearest railway station is Markinch, 2.8 km 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 Glenrothes?
41 of the 1,031 postcodes now in use in Glenrothes came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
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 Glenrothes?
Ofcom reports on 904 of the 1,031 postcodes in Glenrothes. At 678 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
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 Glenrothes?
The open schools at the postcodes in Glenrothes (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
- Warout Primary & Community School350 m School website
- South Parks Primary School700 m School website
- St Paul's R C Primary School800 m School website
- Rimbleton Primary School850 m School website
- Pitteuchar West Primary School1.1 km School website
- Pitcoudie Primary School1.3 km School website
- Caskieberran Primary School1.4 km School website
- Southwood Primary School1.6 km School website
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 Glenrothes?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Glenrothes is Markinch Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.
- Markinch Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
- Glenrothes with Thornton Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
- Cameron Bridge Rail Station Railway station 7.9 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 Glenrothes?
- Council
- Fife
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Richard Baker (Labour)
All 1,031 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 Glenrothes
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
Glenrothes postcodes
1,031 postcodes in use in Glenrothes, by district:
Those districts are all in the KY postcode area.
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Places near Glenrothes
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Glenrothes
- What is the postcode for Glenrothes?
- Postcode districts KY1, KY5, KY6 and KY7, with 1,031 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Glenrothes in?
- Fife. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Glenrothes?
- Richard Baker (Labour), for Glenrothes and Mid Fife. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Glenrothes?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Warout Primary & Community School, South Parks Primary School and St Paul's R C Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Glenrothes High School, Auchmuty High School and Glenwood High School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Glenrothes have a railway station?
- The nearest is Markinch station, 2.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Glenrothes?
- Ofcom reports on 904 of the 1,031 postcodes in Glenrothes. At 678 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 Glenrothes?
- 41 of the 1,031 postcodes now in use in Glenrothes 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.
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