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Housing in KY14 7EA

What the homes in KY14 7EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Auchtermuchty and Gateside
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
832 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (50.7%). Flats make up 10.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY14 7EAScotland
Detached50.7%23.9%
Semi-detached25.2%23.3%
Terraced13.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat9.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79% of households in the KY14 7EA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 47.8% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.

KY14 7EA
79%
Scotland
  • Owned79%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented11.5%12.9%
  • Social rented8.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY14 7EAScotland
Owned outright47.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY14 7EAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.5%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.

KY14 7EAScotland
Living alone, under 6610.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%14.3%
Couple, no children20.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.4%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 KY14 7EA (Auchtermuchty and Gateside) (about 832 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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