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Housing in KY16 8SU

What the homes in KY16 8SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Crail and Boarhills
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
700 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (40.2%). Flats make up 3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY16 8SUScotland
Detached40.2%23.9%
Semi-detached33.3%23.3%
Terraced23.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat1.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.3% of households in the KY16 8SU area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 26.8% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 46.2% own outright and 13.1% with a mortgage.

KY16 8SU
59%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned59.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented26.8%12.9%
  • Social rented7.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY16 8SUScotland
Owned outright46.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan13.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.6%12.4%
Other private rented1.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY16 8SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.3%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.

KY16 8SUScotland
Living alone, under 6621.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.8%14.3%
Couple, no children18.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 KY16 8SU (Crail and Boarhills) (about 700 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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