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Housing in KY1 2SD

What the homes in KY1 2SD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kirkcaldy Pathhead
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
564 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (74.4%). Flats make up 81%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY1 2SDScotland
Detached11.8%23.9%
Semi-detached2.6%23.3%
Terraced3.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat74.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.3% of households in the KY1 2SD area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 38.2% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29.9% own outright and 24.4% with a mortgage.

KY1 2SD
54%
38%
Scotland
  • Owned54.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
  • Private rented38.2%12.9%
  • Social rented4.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY1 2SDScotland
Owned outright29.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent38.2%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 54.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY1 2SDScotland
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40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.5%). 8.3% of households include dependent children.

KY1 2SDScotland
Living alone, under 6636.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17%14.3%
Couple, no children21%17.4%
Couple with dependent children4.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.7%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY1 2SD (Kirkcaldy Pathhead) (about 564 residents).

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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