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Housing in KY6 1BB

What the homes in KY6 1BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes South Parks
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
760 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (63%). Flats make up 13.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY6 1BBScotland
Detached3%23.9%
Semi-detached21.3%23.3%
Terraced63%18.2%
Purpose-built flat11.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63% of households in the KY6 1BB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.8% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 35.5% own outright and 27.5% with a mortgage.

KY6 1BB
63%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned63%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
  • Private rented11.8%12.9%
  • Social rented25.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY6 1BBScotland
Owned outright35.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY6 1BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (24%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

KY6 1BBScotland
Living alone, under 6614.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over24%14.3%
Couple, no children16.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households3%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 KY6 1BB (Glenrothes South Parks) (about 760 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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