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Housing in KY11 8UP

What the homes in KY11 8UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dunfermline Masterton
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,452 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (60.8%). Flats make up 12.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY11 8UPScotland
Detached60.8%23.9%
Semi-detached10.8%23.3%
Terraced15.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat12.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.2% of households in the KY11 8UP area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.4% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 5.9% own outright and 60.3% with a mortgage.

KY11 8UP
66%
26%
Scotland
  • Owned66.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.5%0.9%
  • Private rented4.4%12.9%
  • Social rented26%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY11 8UPScotland
Owned outright5.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan60.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.4%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 11.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY11 8UPScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (47.1%). 57.8% of households include dependent children.

KY11 8UPScotland
Living alone, under 669.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over0.5%14.3%
Couple, no children23%17.4%
Couple with dependent children47.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2%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 8UP (Dunfermline Masterton) (about 2,452 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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