Methil
Methil is covered by postcode district KY8. It is in the Fife council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Methil, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 4
- Some can get gigabit: 22
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 251
- Ofcom gives no figure: 1
Of the 278 postcodes in Methil that ONS places, 4 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 22 have some that can, 251 can all get it and 1 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 56.1870, longitude -3.0236. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 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 Methil?
At 251 of the 277 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Leven, 1.5 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 Methil?
5 of the 278 postcodes now in use in Methil 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 Methil?
Ofcom reports on 277 of the 278 postcodes in Methil. At 251 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 Methil?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Methil. 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.
Primary
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 Methil?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Methil is Leven Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.
- Leven Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
- Cameron Bridge Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
- Markinch Rail Station Railway station 6.8 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 Methil?
- Council
- Fife
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife (277) and North East Fife (1)
- 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 Methil
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
Methil postcodes
278 postcodes in use in Methil, by district:
That district is in the KY postcode area.
Check a Methil postcode
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Places near Methil
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Methil
- What is the postcode for Methil?
- Postcode district KY8, with 278 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Methil in?
- Fife. Source: ONS.
- What schools are in Methil?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Aberhill Primary School and Methilhill Primary & Community School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Levenmouth Academy, 1.0 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Methil have a railway station?
- Yes: Leven station, 1.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Methil?
- Ofcom reports on 277 of the 278 postcodes in Methil. At 251 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Methil?
- 5 of the 278 postcodes now in use in Methil 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
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.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.
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