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Housing in KY11 2LA

What the homes in KY11 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rosyth East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
795 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (28.7%). Flats make up 29.5%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY11 2LAScotland
Detached19.9%23.9%
Semi-detached27.6%23.3%
Terraced23.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat28.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.7% of households in the KY11 2LA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 45% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.

KY11 2LA
69%
20%
Scotland
  • Owned68.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented10.9%12.9%
  • Social rented19.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY11 2LAScotland
Owned outright45%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%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.

KY11 2LAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.4%). 15.5% of households include dependent children.

KY11 2LAScotland
Living alone, under 6619.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.4%14.3%
Couple, no children15.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.6%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 KY11 2LA (Rosyth East) (about 795 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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