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Housing in KY3 0RT

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

Neighbourhood
Aberdour and Auchtertool
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,119 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (49.8%). Flats make up 18.3%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY3 0RTScotland
Detached49.8%23.9%
Semi-detached14.5%23.3%
Terraced15.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat12.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.4% of households in the KY3 0RT area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.8% own outright and 33.5% with a mortgage.

KY3 0RT
78%
Scotland
  • Owned78.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.4%0.9%
  • Private rented10.7%12.9%
  • Social rented6.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY3 0RTScotland
Owned outright44.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY3 0RTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26%). 29.6% of households include dependent children.

KY3 0RTScotland
Living alone, under 6613.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.9%14.3%
Couple, no children20.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children26%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households1%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 0RT (Aberdour and Auchtertool) (about 1,119 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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