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Housing in KY4 8FF

What the homes in KY4 8FF 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
458 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (49.7%). Flats make up 14.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY4 8FFScotland
Detached49.7%23.9%
Semi-detached21.2%23.3%
Terraced15.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat11.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.3% of households in the KY4 8FF area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.3% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 35.3% own outright and 47% with a mortgage.

KY4 8FF
82%
Scotland
  • Owned82.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.4%0.9%
  • Private rented7.3%12.9%
  • Social rented10.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY4 8FFScotland
Owned outright35.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan47%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 26.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY4 8FFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (28%). 26.6% of households include dependent children.

KY4 8FFScotland
Living alone, under 6613%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.7%14.3%
Couple, no children28%17.4%
Couple with dependent children23.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.4%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 8FF (Crossgates and South Knowe) (about 458 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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