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Housing in KY2 5BB

What the homes in KY2 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kirkcaldy Hayfield and Smeaton
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
547 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (60.1%). Flats make up 61.6%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY2 5BBScotland
Detached4.6%23.9%
Semi-detached25.9%23.3%
Terraced9.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat60.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.2% of households in the KY2 5BB area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.7% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 25.9% own outright and 24.3% with a mortgage.

KY2 5BB
50%
22%
26%
Scotland
  • Owned50.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented21.7%12.9%
  • Social rented26.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY2 5BBScotland
Owned outright25.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.9%12.4%
Other private rented1.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 43% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY2 5BBScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.4%). 22.4% of households include dependent children.

KY2 5BBScotland
Living alone, under 6622.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16%14.3%
Couple, no children11.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households8.4%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 KY2 5BB (Kirkcaldy Hayfield and Smeaton) (about 547 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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