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Housing in KY15 5DA

What the homes in KY15 5DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cupar East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
528 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (31%). Flats make up 34.5%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY15 5DAScotland
Detached31%23.9%
Semi-detached23.3%23.3%
Terraced8.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat30.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.1% of households in the KY15 5DA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 45.7% own outright and 21.4% with a mortgage.

KY15 5DA
67%
17%
Scotland
  • Owned67.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership3.2%0.9%
  • Private rented11%12.9%
  • Social rented16.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY15 5DAScotland
Owned outright45.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan21.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY15 5DAScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.4%). 18.7% of households include dependent children.

KY15 5DAScotland
Living alone, under 6616.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.4%14.3%
Couple, no children16%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.7%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 KY15 5DA (Cupar East) (about 528 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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