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Housing in KY1 4PH

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

Neighbourhood
Wemyss
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
760 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (59.3%). Flats make up 60.1%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY1 4PHScotland
Detached3.1%23.9%
Semi-detached18.2%23.3%
Terraced18.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat59.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.5% of households in the KY1 4PH area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 15.3% own outright and 20.2% with a mortgage.

KY1 4PH
36%
54%
Scotland
  • Owned35.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented8.2%12.9%
  • Social rented54.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY1 4PHScotland
Owned outright15.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 48.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY1 4PHScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.3%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.

KY1 4PHScotland
Living alone, under 6637.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11%14.3%
Couple, no children16.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.1%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
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY1 4PH (Wemyss) (about 760 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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