Lochgelly
Lochgelly is covered by postcode districts KY4 and KY5. It is in the Fife council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Lochgelly, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 10
- Some can get gigabit: 30
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 129
- Ofcom gives no figure: 4
Of the 173 postcodes in Lochgelly that ONS places, 10 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 30 have some that can, 129 can all get it and 4 have no Ofcom figure.
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. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 56.1277, longitude -3.3106. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: 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. How we use them
Further out, not drawn
This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.
What is it like to live in Lochgelly?
At 129 of the 169 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Lochgelly, 850 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Lochgelly?
7 of the 175 postcodes now in use in Lochgelly 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: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Lochgelly?
Ofcom reports on 169 of the 175 postcodes in Lochgelly. At 129 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, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Lochgelly?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Lochgelly is Lochgelly Rail Station, 850 m away in a straight line.
- Lochgelly Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
- Cowdenbeath Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
- Cardenden Rail Station Railway station 3.4 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: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Lochgelly?
- Council
- Fife
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Richard Baker (Labour)
All 175 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Lochgelly
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
Lochgelly postcodes
175 postcodes in use in Lochgelly, by district:
Those districts are all in the KY postcode area.
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Places near Lochgelly
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Lochgelly
- What is it like to live in Lochgelly?
- At 129 of the 169 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Lochgelly, 850 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Lochgelly?
- Lochgelly is covered by postcode districts KY4 and KY5, across 175 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Lochgelly in?
- Lochgelly is in the Fife council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Lochgelly?
- Lochgelly is in the Glenrothes and Mid Fife parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Richard Baker (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Lochgelly have a railway station?
- Yes: Lochgelly is 850 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Lochgelly, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Lochgelly?
- Ofcom reports on 169 of the 175 postcodes in Lochgelly. At 129 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Lochgelly?
- 7 of the 175 postcodes now in use in Lochgelly came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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