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Housing in KY1 4EA

What the homes in KY1 4EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Thornton and Kinglassie
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
805 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.7%). Flats make up 40.3%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY1 4EAScotland
Detached17.5%23.9%
Semi-detached30.1%23.3%
Terraced9.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat38.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home1.5%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.6% of households in the KY1 4EA area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.4% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29.6% own outright and 18% with a mortgage.

KY1 4EA
48%
40%
Scotland
  • Owned47.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented10.4%12.9%
  • Social rented40%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY1 4EAScotland
Owned outright29.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.1%12.4%
Other private rented2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY1 4EAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.5%). 23% of households include dependent children.

KY1 4EAScotland
Living alone, under 6623.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%14.3%
Couple, no children18%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children12.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.8%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 4EA (Thornton and Kinglassie) (about 805 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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