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Housing in KY6 2LS

What the homes in KY6 2LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Macedonia and Tanshall
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
723 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (57.4%). Flats make up 21.6%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY6 2LSScotland
Detached2.4%23.9%
Semi-detached20.6%23.3%
Terraced57.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat20.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38.9% of households in the KY6 2LS area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18.6% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 19.9% own outright and 18.9% with a mortgage.

KY6 2LS
39%
19%
46%
Scotland
  • Owned38.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented18.6%12.9%
  • Social rented45.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY6 2LSScotland
Owned outright19.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.6%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY6 2LSScotland
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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 (25%). 31.8% of households include dependent children.

KY6 2LSScotland
Living alone, under 6625%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.9%14.3%
Couple, no children10.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children16.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 2LS (Glenrothes Macedonia and Tanshall) (about 723 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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