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Housing in KY8 2FF

What the homes in KY8 2FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Methil East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,156 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (54.3%). Flats make up 32.5%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY8 2FFScotland
Detached3.7%23.9%
Semi-detached54.3%23.3%
Terraced11.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat32.5%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

22.6% of households in the KY8 2FF area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 10.7% own outright and 11.9% with a mortgage.

KY8 2FF
23%
70%
Scotland
  • Owned22.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented4.5%12.9%
  • Social rented70%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY8 2FFScotland
Owned outright10.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan11.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.5%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 31.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY8 2FFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.3%). 38.3% of households include dependent children.

KY8 2FFScotland
Living alone, under 6626.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over6.2%14.3%
Couple, no children10.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children21%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children17.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households9.1%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 KY8 2FF (Methil East) (about 1,156 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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