Limekilns and Charlestown
Limekilns and Charlestown is covered by postcode district KY11. It is in the Fife council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Limekilns and Charlestown, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 0
- In use before 2020: 55
Of the 55 postcodes in Limekilns and Charlestown that ONS places, 55 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. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 56.0346, longitude -3.4848. 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.
What is it like to live in Limekilns and Charlestown?
At 1 of the 54 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Rosyth, 3.8 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 Limekilns and Charlestown?
None of the 55 postcodes now in use in Limekilns and Charlestown 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 Limekilns and Charlestown?
Ofcom reports on 54 of the 55 postcodes in Limekilns and Charlestown. At 1 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 Limekilns and Charlestown?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Limekilns and Charlestown. 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 Limekilns and Charlestown?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Limekilns and Charlestown is Rosyth Rail Station, 3.8 km away in a straight line.
- Rosyth Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
- Dunfermline Town Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
- Inverkeithing Rail Station Railway station 5.5 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 Limekilns and Charlestown?
- Council
- Fife
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dunfermline and Dollar
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Graeme Downie (Labour)
All 55 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 Limekilns and Charlestown
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
Limekilns and Charlestown postcodes
55 postcodes in use in Limekilns and Charlestown, by district:
That district is in the KY postcode area.
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Places near Limekilns and Charlestown
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Quick answers about Limekilns and Charlestown
- What is the postcode for Limekilns and Charlestown?
- Postcode district KY11, with 55 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Limekilns and Charlestown in?
- Fife. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Limekilns and Charlestown?
- Graeme Downie (Labour), for Dunfermline and Dollar. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Limekilns and Charlestown?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Limekilns Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Dunfermline High School, 3.6 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Limekilns and Charlestown have a railway station?
- The nearest is Rosyth station, 3.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Limekilns and Charlestown?
- Ofcom reports on 54 of the 55 postcodes in Limekilns and Charlestown. At 1 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Limekilns and Charlestown?
- None of the 55 postcodes now in use in Limekilns and Charlestown 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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