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Housing in KY7 4PP

What the homes in KY7 4PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Pitteuchar
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
809 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (79.9%). Flats make up 8.3%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY7 4PPScotland
Detached4.7%23.9%
Semi-detached9.4%23.3%
Terraced79.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat8.3%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

58.7% of households in the KY7 4PP area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.9% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.4% own outright and 32.2% with a mortgage.

KY7 4PP
59%
13%
26%
Scotland
  • Owned58.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented12.9%12.9%
  • Social rented25.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY7 4PPScotland
Owned outright26.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY7 4PPScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.7%). 28.9% of households include dependent children.

KY7 4PPScotland
Living alone, under 6618.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%14.3%
Couple, no children12.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children12.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 KY7 4PP (Glenrothes Pitteuchar) (about 809 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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