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Housing in KY8 4SP

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

Neighbourhood
Leven East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
773 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.1%). Flats make up 22%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY8 4SPScotland
Detached23.2%23.9%
Semi-detached46.1%23.3%
Terraced9.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat15.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

91.4% of households in the KY8 4SP area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.8% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 63.1% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

KY8 4SP
91%
Scotland
  • Owned91.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
  • Private rented4.8%12.9%
  • Social rented2.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY8 4SPScotland
Owned outright63.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY8 4SPScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.3%). 17% of households include dependent children.

KY8 4SPScotland
Living alone, under 6615.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.3%14.3%
Couple, no children22.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 KY8 4SP (Leven East) (about 773 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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