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Housing in KY3 9BD

What the homes in KY3 9BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Burntisland West
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
838 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (68.2%). Flats make up 71.4%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY3 9BDScotland
Detached4.8%23.9%
Semi-detached9.8%23.3%
Terraced11.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat68.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.3% of households in the KY3 9BD area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.5% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 19% own outright and 16.3% with a mortgage.

KY3 9BD
35%
48%
Scotland
  • Owned35.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented11.5%12.9%
  • Social rented47.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY3 9BDScotland
Owned outright19%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan16.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 45.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY3 9BDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.3%). 20.3% of households include dependent children.

KY3 9BDScotland
Living alone, under 6633.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12%14.3%
Couple, no children10%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5%8.7%
Sharers and other households7%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 9BD (Burntisland West) (about 838 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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