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Housing in KY11 9YN

What the homes in KY11 9YN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dalgety Bay Central
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
720 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.2%). Flats make up 13.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY11 9YNScotland
Detached55.2%23.9%
Semi-detached29.9%23.3%
Terraced2.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat13.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.9% of households in the KY11 9YN area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.4% own outright and 32.5% with a mortgage.

KY11 9YN
84%
14%
Scotland
  • Owned83.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
  • Private rented13.5%12.9%
  • Social rented0.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY11 9YNScotland
Owned outright51.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY11 9YNScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.4%). 20.4% of households include dependent children.

KY11 9YNScotland
Living alone, under 6620.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.2%14.3%
Couple, no children15.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households4%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 9YN (Dalgety Bay Central) (about 720 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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