Tayport
Tayport is covered by postcode district DD6. It is in the Fife council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Tayport, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 1
- In use before 2020: 141
Of the 142 postcodes in Tayport that ONS places, 1 are new since 2020 and 141 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 56.4468, longitude -2.8804. 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 newest postcode
What is it like to live in Tayport?
At 93 of the 142 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 Broughty Ferry, 2.3 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 Tayport?
1 of the 142 postcodes now in use in Tayport 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 Tayport?
Ofcom reports on 142 of the 142 postcodes in Tayport. At 93 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 Tayport?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Tayport. 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 Tayport?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Tayport is Broughty Ferry Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.
- Broughty Ferry Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
- Balmossie Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
- Monifieth Rail Station Railway station 5.3 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 Tayport?
- Council
- Fife
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat)
All 142 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 Tayport
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
Tayport postcodes
142 postcodes in use in Tayport, by district:
That district is in the DD postcode area.
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Places near Tayport
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Tayport
- What is the postcode for Tayport?
- Postcode district DD6, with 142 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Tayport in?
- Fife. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Tayport?
- Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat), for North East Fife. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Tayport?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Tayport Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Grove Academy, 2.7 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Tayport have a railway station?
- The nearest is Broughty Ferry station, 2.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Tayport?
- Ofcom reports on 142 of the 142 postcodes in Tayport. At 93 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Tayport?
- 1 of the 142 postcodes now in use in Tayport 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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