KY8 2BL

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: KY8
Postcode sector: KY8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KY8 2FD	46 m
KY8 2FA	73 m
KY8 2FB	94 m
KY8 2BN	101 m
KY8 2FE	129 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KY8 2BL
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 September 2016
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: KY
Postcode district: KY8
Postcode sector: KY8 2
Latitude: 56.193074
Longitude: -3.021169
British National Grid easting: 336,728
British National Grid northing: 700,521

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: S00154494
Lower layer super output area: Methil Kirkland North · S01016756
Middle layer super output area: Methil East · S02003111

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+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 100%
Gigabit-capable: 100%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
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

Steel Works Brae

BCT · Methil
0.2 miles
Steel Works Brae

BCT · Methil
0.2 miles
Kirkland Walk - East

BCT · Methil
0.2 miles
Methil Brae

BCT · Methilhill
0.2 miles
Kirkland Walk - East

BCT · Methil
0.2 miles