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Housing in KY3 9EU

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

Neighbourhood
Burntisland East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
488 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.7%). Flats make up 17.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY3 9EUScotland
Detached32.2%23.9%
Semi-detached34.7%23.3%
Terraced11.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat10.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

91.8% of households in the KY3 9EU area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2.9% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 60.8% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.

KY3 9EU
92%
Scotland
  • Owned91.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
  • Private rented2.9%12.9%
  • Social rented0.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY3 9EUScotland
Owned outright60.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 35.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY3 9EUScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22%). 15.9% of households include dependent children.

KY3 9EUScotland
Living alone, under 6615.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.2%14.3%
Couple, no children22%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.6%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 9EU (Burntisland East) (about 488 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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