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Housing in KY15 5LU

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

Neighbourhood
Dairsie Ceres and Dunino
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
888 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (44.5%). Flats make up 6.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY15 5LUScotland
Detached44.5%23.9%
Semi-detached27.9%23.3%
Terraced21.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.8% of households in the KY15 5LU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 52.8% own outright and 23% with a mortgage.

KY15 5LU
76%
Scotland
  • Owned75.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented10.6%12.9%
  • Social rented10.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY15 5LUScotland
Owned outright52.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.7%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY15 5LUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.8%). 20.4% of households include dependent children.

KY15 5LUScotland
Living alone, under 6615.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.8%14.3%
Couple, no children18.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.3%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 5LU (Dairsie Ceres and Dunino) (about 888 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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