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Housing in KY10 2LA

What the homes in KY10 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Monans and Pittenweem
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
807 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (33.6%). Flats make up 16.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY10 2LAScotland
Detached33.6%23.9%
Semi-detached29.5%23.3%
Terraced22.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat12.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.8% of households in the KY10 2LA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.8% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 61% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.

KY10 2LA
79%
Scotland
  • Owned78.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented8.8%12.9%
  • Social rented11.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY10 2LAScotland
Owned outright61%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan17.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

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

KY10 2LAScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (19%). 14% of households include dependent children.

KY10 2LAScotland
Living alone, under 6617.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%14.3%
Couple, no children15.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over19%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 KY10 2LA (St Monans and Pittenweem) (about 807 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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