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Housing in KY14 7PY

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

Neighbourhood
Auchtermuchty and Gateside
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
814 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (42.4%). Flats make up 5.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY14 7PYScotland
Detached42.4%23.9%
Semi-detached39.7%23.3%
Terraced13.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat5.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.7% of households in the KY14 7PY area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.1% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.5% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.

KY14 7PY
79%
Scotland
  • Owned78.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented9.1%12.9%
  • Social rented10.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY14 7PYScotland
Owned outright51.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY14 7PYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (26.7%). 14.9% of households include dependent children.

KY14 7PYScotland
Living alone, under 6613.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.6%14.3%
Couple, no children26.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 7PY (Auchtermuchty and Gateside) (about 814 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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