KY8 3RE

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
KY8 3EN	288 m
KY8 3ET	292 m
KY8 3FA	308 m
KY8 3EJ	321 m
KY8 3HG	356 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: KY8 3RE
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 January 1980
Terminated: 1 May 2016
Postcode area: KY
Postcode district: KY8
Postcode sector: KY8 3
Latitude: 56.182124
Longitude: -3.007780
British National Grid easting: 337,541
British National Grid northing: 699,290

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: S00154635
Lower layer super output area: Methil New Bayview · S01016752
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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National Court

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National Court

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