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Housing in KY8 4BF

What the homes in KY8 4BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Leven East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
945 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.1%). Flats make up 57.8%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY8 4BFScotland
Detached7.8%23.9%
Semi-detached18.2%23.3%
Terraced17.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat51.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.1% of households in the KY8 4BF area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 24.2% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30.3% own outright and 14.8% with a mortgage.

KY8 4BF
45%
24%
30%
Scotland
  • Owned45.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented24.2%12.9%
  • Social rented29.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY8 4BFScotland
Owned outright30.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan14.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.8%12.4%
Other private rented1.7%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 55.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY8 4BFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.7%). 10.6% of households include dependent children.

KY8 4BFScotland
Living alone, under 6629.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over25.9%14.3%
Couple, no children17.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children6.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.7%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 4BF (Leven East) (about 945 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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