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Housing in KY10 3US

What the homes in KY10 3US are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Crail and Boarhills
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
862 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (33.4%). Flats make up 18.3%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY10 3USScotland
Detached33.4%23.9%
Semi-detached22.7%23.3%
Terraced26.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat11.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75% of households in the KY10 3US area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 55.7% own outright and 19.3% with a mortgage.

KY10 3US
75%
17%
Scotland
  • Owned75%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented8.2%12.9%
  • Social rented16.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY10 3USScotland
Owned outright55.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.2%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY10 3USScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.7%). 14.9% of households include dependent children.

KY10 3USScotland
Living alone, under 6619.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.7%14.3%
Couple, no children19.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 3US (Crail and Boarhills) (about 862 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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