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Housing in KY8 5LY

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

Neighbourhood
Kennoway and Bonnybank
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
770 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.3%). Flats make up 18.8%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY8 5LYScotland
Detached31.5%23.9%
Semi-detached42.3%23.3%
Terraced9.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat15.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.7% of households in the KY8 5LY area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.6% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 42% own outright and 25.7% with a mortgage.

KY8 5LY
68%
25%
Scotland
  • Owned67.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented3.6%12.9%
  • Social rented24.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY8 5LYScotland
Owned outright42%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.6%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. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY8 5LYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.3%). 15.2% of households include dependent children.

KY8 5LYScotland
Living alone, under 6617.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%14.3%
Couple, no children21.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 5LY (Kennoway and Bonnybank) (about 770 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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