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Housing in KY8 5LF

What the homes in KY8 5LF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kennoway and Bonnybank
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
521 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (31.7%). Flats make up 32%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY8 5LFScotland
Detached23.2%23.9%
Semi-detached31.7%23.3%
Terraced13.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat30.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.1% of households in the KY8 5LF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 37.1% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.

KY8 5LF
57%
36%
Scotland
  • Owned57.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented5%12.9%
  • Social rented35.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY8 5LFScotland
Owned outright37.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY8 5LFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.5%). 18.1% of households include dependent children.

KY8 5LFScotland
Living alone, under 6625.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%14.3%
Couple, no children20.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households7.3%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 5LF (Kennoway and Bonnybank) (about 521 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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