Housing in KY9 1HT
What the homes in KY9 1HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Elie Colinsburgh and Largoward
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 611 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (53.7%). Flats make up 4.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
63.8% of households in the KY9 1HT area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 17.9% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 41.8% own outright and 22% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.8%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
- Private rented17.9%12.9%
- Social rented15.7%22.5%
- Lives rent free4.1%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (23.1%). 23.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY9 1HT (Elie Colinsburgh and Largoward) (about 611 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.