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Housing in KY10

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

Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Population
10,002 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (28.8%). Flats make up 20.4%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY10Scotland
Detached28%23.9%
Semi-detached28.8%23.3%
Terraced22.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat15.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.6% of households in KY10 own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 46% own outright and 21.6% with a mortgage.

KY10
68%
12%
18%
Scotland
  • Owned67.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented12.3%12.9%
  • Social rented18%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY10Scotland
Owned outright46%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY10Scotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.4%). 17.7% of households include dependent children.

KY10Scotland
Living alone, under 6619.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18%14.3%
Couple, no children17.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.8%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

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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