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Housing in KY4 9DF

What the homes in KY4 9DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cowdenbeath South
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
795 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.9%). Flats make up 14.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY4 9DFScotland
Detached12%23.9%
Semi-detached49.9%23.3%
Terraced23.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat12.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.3% of households in the KY4 9DF area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 31.5% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.

KY4 9DF
55%
34%
Scotland
  • Owned55.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented9%12.9%
  • Social rented34%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY4 9DFScotland
Owned outright31.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY4 9DFScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.2%). 15.9% of households include dependent children.

KY4 9DFScotland
Living alone, under 6622.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.5%14.3%
Couple, no children13.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 9DF (Cowdenbeath South) (about 795 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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