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Housing in KY5 9PG

What the homes in KY5 9PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lochgelly West and Lumphinnans
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
806 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.7%). Flats make up 29.4%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY5 9PGScotland
Detached14.6%23.9%
Semi-detached37.7%23.3%
Terraced15.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat27.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.3% of households in the KY5 9PG area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.5% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.1% own outright and 28.2% with a mortgage.

KY5 9PG
62%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned62.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented10.5%12.9%
  • Social rented24.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY5 9PGScotland
Owned outright34.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.5%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

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.

KY5 9PGScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.3%). 19.1% of households include dependent children.

KY5 9PGScotland
Living alone, under 6624.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%14.3%
Couple, no children21%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%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 KY5 9PG (Lochgelly West and Lumphinnans) (about 806 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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