Housing in KY5 0UP
What the homes in KY5 0UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton and Kinglassie
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,114 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.1%). Flats make up 19.8%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
70.2% of households in the KY5 0UP area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.9% own outright and 42.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.2%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
- Private rented3.3%12.9%
- Social rented24.6%22.5%
- Lives rent free1%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.9%). 31.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY5 0UP (Thornton and Kinglassie) (about 1,114 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.