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Housing in KY6 3HL

What the homes in KY6 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Balgeddie
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
600 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (63.9%). Flats make up 3.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY6 3HLScotland
Detached63.9%23.9%
Semi-detached33.8%23.3%
Terraced0.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat3.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

95.5% of households in the KY6 3HL area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.9% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 55.6% own outright and 39.8% with a mortgage.

KY6 3HL
95%
Scotland
  • Owned95.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented4.9%12.9%
  • Social rented0.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY6 3HLScotland
Owned outright55.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan39.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY6 3HLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (25.9%). 21.8% of households include dependent children.

KY6 3HLScotland
Living alone, under 6612%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15%14.3%
Couple, no children25.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.3%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 3HL (Glenrothes Balgeddie) (about 600 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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