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Housing in KY7 6FA

What the homes in KY7 6FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Glenrothes Balfarg Pitcairn and Coul
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
391 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (70.1%). Flats make up 8.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY7 6FAScotland
Detached70.1%23.9%
Semi-detached10.3%23.3%
Terraced10.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat8.6%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

78.7% of households in the KY7 6FA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.6% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 48.9% own outright and 29.9% with a mortgage.

KY7 6FA
79%
17%
Scotland
  • Owned78.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented4.6%12.9%
  • Social rented17.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY7 6FAScotland
Owned outright48.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.4%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 25.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY7 6FAScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (28.7%). 16.1% of households include dependent children.

KY7 6FAScotland
Living alone, under 6616.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8%14.3%
Couple, no children28.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 KY7 6FA (Glenrothes Balfarg Pitcairn and Coul) (about 391 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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