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Housing in KY11 4SU

What the homes in KY11 4SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Brucefield
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
739 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (57.3%). Flats make up 65.9%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY11 4SUScotland
Detached5.9%23.9%
Semi-detached8.1%23.3%
Terraced19.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat57.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.1% of households in the KY11 4SU area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 31.4% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 22.2% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.

KY11 4SU
54%
31%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned54.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented31.4%12.9%
  • Social rented13.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY11 4SUScotland
Owned outright22.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.9%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. 49.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY11 4SUScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (40%). 19% of households include dependent children.

KY11 4SUScotland
Living alone, under 6640%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over9.6%14.3%
Couple, no children16.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 4SU (Dunfermline Brucefield) (about 739 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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