Kirkcaldy and Dysart
Kirkcaldy and Dysart is covered by postcode districts KY1 and KY2. It is in the Fife council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Kirkcaldy and Dysart, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 43
- In use before 2020: 1,153
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 1,196 postcodes in Kirkcaldy and Dysart that ONS places, 43 are new since 2020 and 1,153 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 56.1228, longitude -3.1636. 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 Kirkcaldy and Dysart?
At 834 of the 1,163 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 12 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes within 12 km of its centre. The nearest railway station is Kirkcaldy, 1.2 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 Kirkcaldy and Dysart?
43 of the 1,196 postcodes now in use in Kirkcaldy and Dysart 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 Kirkcaldy and Dysart?
Ofcom reports on 1,163 of the 1,196 postcodes in Kirkcaldy and Dysart. At 834 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 Kirkcaldy and Dysart?
The open schools at the postcodes in Kirkcaldy and Dysart (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
- Kirkcaldy North Primary School250 m School website
- Dunnikier Primary School650 m School website
- Valley Primary School700 m School website
- Pathhead Primary School1.2 km School website
- St Marie's R C Primary School1.2 km School website
- Fair Isle Primary School1.6 km School website
- Capshard Primary School2.0 km School website
- Strathallan Primary School2.0 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 Kirkcaldy and Dysart?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Kirkcaldy and Dysart is Kirkcaldy Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.
- Kirkcaldy Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
- Glenrothes with Thornton Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle
- Kinghorn Rail Station Railway station 6.0 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 Kirkcaldy and Dysart?
- Council
- Fife
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Melanie Ward (Labour)
All 1,196 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 Kirkcaldy and Dysart
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
Kirkcaldy and Dysart postcodes
1,196 postcodes in use in Kirkcaldy and Dysart, by district:
Those districts are all in the KY postcode area.
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Places near Kirkcaldy and Dysart
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Kirkcaldy and Dysart
- What is the postcode for Kirkcaldy and Dysart?
- Postcode districts KY1 and KY2, with 1,196 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Kirkcaldy and Dysart in?
- Fife. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Kirkcaldy and Dysart?
- Melanie Ward (Labour), for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Kirkcaldy and Dysart?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Kirkcaldy North Primary School, Dunnikier Primary School and Valley Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Kirkcaldy High School, St Andrew's R C High School and Viewforth High School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Kirkcaldy and Dysart have a railway station?
- Yes: Kirkcaldy station, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Kirkcaldy and Dysart?
- Ofcom reports on 1,163 of the 1,196 postcodes in Kirkcaldy and Dysart. At 834 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Kirkcaldy and Dysart?
- 43 of the 1,196 postcodes now in use in Kirkcaldy and Dysart 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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