KY8 1LE

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages · Fife · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Ward: Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
Local authority: Fife
Constituency: Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Postcode district: KY8
Postcode sector: KY8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KY8 1LP	113 m
KY8 1JD	120 m
KY8 1BY	128 m
KY8 1HT	128 m
KY8 1HU	189 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KY8 1LE
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: 1 August 2005
Postcode area: KY
Postcode district: KY8
Postcode sector: KY8 1
Latitude: 56.174973
Longitude: -3.029466
British National Grid easting: 336,183
British National Grid northing: 698,514

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: S00154814
Lower layer super output area: Denbeath South · S01016736
Middle layer super output area: Buckhaven Denbeath and Muiredge · S02003108

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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