KY8 3QS

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KY8 3PN	8 m
KY8 3PG	59 m
KY8 3PH	59 m
KY8 3QB	77 m
KY8 3QG	99 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KY8 3QS
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 December 1990
Terminated: 1 December 1994
Postcode area: KY
Postcode district: KY8
Postcode sector: KY8 3
Latitude: 56.179384
Longitude: -3.024156
British National Grid easting: 336,520
British National Grid northing: 699,000

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: S00154780
Lower layer super output area: Denbeath North · S01016735
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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Don St

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