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Housing in KY4 8AF

What the homes in KY4 8AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Crossgates and South Knowe
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
463 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (49.6%). Flats make up 0.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY4 8AFScotland
Detached49.6%23.9%
Semi-detached26.5%23.3%
Terraced3.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat0.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home17.8%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

93.5% of households in the KY4 8AF area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.5% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 65.2% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

KY4 8AF
93%
Scotland
  • Owned93.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented6.5%12.9%
  • Social rented0.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY4 8AFScotland
Owned outright65.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.5%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY4 8AFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.5%). 18.3% of households include dependent children.

KY4 8AFScotland
Living alone, under 6611.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.1%14.3%
Couple, no children23.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children11.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.7%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 KY4 8AF (Crossgates and South Knowe) (about 463 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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