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Housing in KY8 4EJ

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

Neighbourhood
Leven West
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
639 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (56.2%). Flats make up 59.5%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY8 4EJScotland
Detached11.5%23.9%
Semi-detached22.2%23.3%
Terraced6.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat56.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.7% of households in the KY8 4EJ area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 19.8% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30.5% own outright and 14.2% with a mortgage.

KY8 4EJ
45%
20%
34%
Scotland
  • Owned44.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented19.8%12.9%
  • Social rented33.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY8 4EJScotland
Owned outright30.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan14.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.2%12.4%
Other private rented1.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 48.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY8 4EJScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.8%). 13.9% of households include dependent children.

KY8 4EJScotland
Living alone, under 6627.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.9%14.3%
Couple, no children19.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children7.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.8%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 4EJ (Leven West) (about 639 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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