Housing in KY5 8EB
What the homes in KY5 8EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lochore and Crosshill
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 632 (2024)
KY5 8EBFife
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.3%). Flats make up 23.5%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
43.6% of households in the KY5 8EB area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.7% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.8% own outright and 16.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.6%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
- Private rented6.7%12.9%
- Social rented42.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.7%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.8%). 20.7% 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 8EB (Lochore and Crosshill) (about 632 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.