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Housing in KY12 8UP

What the homes in KY12 8UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cairneyhill and Crombie
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
689 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (53.1%). Flats make up 13.3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY12 8UPScotland
Detached53.1%23.9%
Semi-detached24.7%23.3%
Terraced11.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat12.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

88.1% of households in the KY12 8UP area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 59.7% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

KY12 8UP
88%
Scotland
  • Owned88.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented9.2%12.9%
  • Social rented1.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY12 8UPScotland
Owned outright59.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY12 8UPScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20%). 16.4% of households include dependent children.

KY12 8UPScotland
Living alone, under 6619.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20%14.3%
Couple, no children15.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.1%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 KY12 8UP (Cairneyhill and Crombie) (about 689 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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