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Housing in KY3 0JS

What the homes in KY3 0JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Burntisland East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
577 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.6%). Flats make up 23%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY3 0JSScotland
Detached9.4%23.9%
Semi-detached28.3%23.3%
Terraced39.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat20.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.1% of households in the KY3 0JS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.2% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40% own outright and 32.1% with a mortgage.

KY3 0JS
72%
17%
Scotland
  • Owned72.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented10.2%12.9%
  • Social rented17.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY3 0JSScotland
Owned outright40%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY3 0JSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

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

KY3 0JSScotland
Living alone, under 6617.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.8%14.3%
Couple, no children18.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 KY3 0JS (Burntisland East) (about 577 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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