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Housing in KY1 3

What the homes in KY1 3 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Population
11,588 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (48%). Flats make up 49.6%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY1 3Scotland
Detached9.5%23.9%
Semi-detached20.4%23.3%
Terraced19.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat48%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home1%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.1% of households in KY1 3 own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.3% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.

KY1 3
46%
40%
Scotland
  • Owned46.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented11.7%12.9%
  • Social rented39.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY1 3Scotland
Owned outright26.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 46.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY1 3Scotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.9%). 20.5% of households include dependent children.

KY1 3Scotland
Living alone, under 6628.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17%14.3%
Couple, no children14.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.1%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

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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