KY1 4SL

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages · Fife · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
Local authority: Fife
Constituency: Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Postcode district: KY1
Postcode sector: KY1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KY1 4SS	45 m
KY1 4SN	71 m
KY1 4SU	123 m
KY1 4ST	131 m
KY1 4SW	146 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KY1 4SL
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: KY
Postcode district: KY1
Postcode sector: KY1 4
Latitude: 56.139953
Longitude: -3.087895
British National Grid easting: 332,494
British National Grid northing: 694,672

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Fife · S12000047
Electoral ward: Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages · S13002966
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Glenrothes and Mid Fife · S14000090
Output area: S00154954
Lower layer super output area: Wemyss Villages · S01016660
Middle layer super output area: Wemyss · S02003092

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 71.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 57.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 57.1%
Gigabit-capable: 57.1%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 85.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Belvedere Hotel

BCT · West Wemyss
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Belvedere Hotel

BCT · West Wemyss
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Post Office

BCT · West Wemyss
0.1 miles
West Wemyss Toll

BCT · Coaltown of Wemyss
0.6 miles
West Wemyss Toll

BCT · Coaltown of Wemyss
0.6 miles