Renting in Dunfermline

Average Rent in Dunfermline: £1,089/mo

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Median asking rent across 550 live Dunfermline listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,089 /month

550 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Dunfermline by property size
SizeMedian rentListings
Studio£1,116/mo10
1 bed£843/mo122
2 bed£950/mo234
3 bed£1,500/mo77
4+ bed£2,000/mo34
Room (house share)£600/mo73

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Dunfermline

What it costs to rent in Dunfermline

Dunfermline currently has 550 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,089 a month. 21 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 28% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is KY2 at around £745/mo, while EH2 sits nearer £2,110/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Dunfermline by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 550 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Dunfermline

£1,116/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Dunfermline is £1,116 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 10 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Dunfermline

£843/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Dunfermline is £843 a month, 23% below the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 122 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Dunfermline

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Dunfermline is £950 a month, 13% below the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 234 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Dunfermline

£1,500/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Dunfermline is £1,500 a month, 38% above the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 77 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Dunfermline

£2,000/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Dunfermline is £2,000 a month, 84% above the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 34 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Dunfermline

£600/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Dunfermline house share is £600 a month, 45% below the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 73 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Fife rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Fife, the ONS area that covers Dunfermline. Latest: £824/mo (Jul 26, -0.5% YoY).

Latest

£824

Jul 26

Annual

-0.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£646

Aug 21

Total change

+28%

since 2021

£625£725£825Aug 21Feb 24Jul 26

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Dunfermline

Flats & apartments

183

55% of listings

Houses

71

21% of listings

Rooms

73

22% of listings

Bungalows

8

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Dunfermline — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 44% of the 79 houses currently advertised in Dunfermline.

  • Terraced
    44%35
  • Detached
    28%22
  • Semi-detached
    16%13
  • Bungalow
    10%8
  • Other house
    1%1

Rent by postcode

Where Dunfermline rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 447 live listings in 15 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Dunfermline

  1. 1EH2£2,110/mo4 rentals
  2. 2EH3£1,850/mo27 rentals
  3. 3EH6£1,600/mo43 rentals

Cheapest in Dunfermline

  1. 1KY2£745/mo6 rentals
  2. 2KY12£850/mo137 rentals
  3. 3KY1£860/mo4 rentals

Features · Dunfermline

Garden, parking, and floor area in Dunfermline

Live signal across 550 Dunfermline rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

80%

of 81 Dunfermline listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

82%

of 83 Dunfermline listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Dunfermline this week

21 homes came onto the Dunfermline rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

21 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 3 bed property for rent in Platform_ In Edinburgh EH6
    £1,915/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Platform_ In Edinburgh EH6

    3View listing
  2. 1 bed property for rent in Platform_ In Edinburgh EH6
    £1,650/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Platform_ In Edinburgh EH6

    1View listing
  3. 2 bed property for rent in Platform_ In Edinburgh EH6
    £1,600/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Platform_ In Edinburgh EH6

    2View listing
  4. 2 bed property for rent in North Pilrig Heights, Edinburgh EH6
    £1,599/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    North Pilrig Heights, Edinburgh EH6

    2View listing
  5. 1 bed property for rent in Flat 29, Mcdonald Road, Broughton, Edinburgh EH7
    £1,450/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Flat 29, Mcdonald Road, Broughton, Edinburgh EH7

    1View listing
  6. 2 bed property for rent in Perth Street, Edinburgh EH3
    £1,950/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Perth Street, Edinburgh EH3

    2View listing
  7. 1 bed property for rent in Well Court, Dean Village, Edinburgh EH4
    £1,350/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Well Court, Dean Village, Edinburgh EH4

    1View listing
  8. 2 bed terraced house for rent in 2 Bed End Terrace, Glen Nevis Drive, KY11
    £900/moOpenRent

    2 bed terraced house

    2 Bed End Terrace, Glen Nevis Drive, KY11

    21View listing
  9. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Struan Place, Inverkeithing KY11
    £700/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Struan Place, Inverkeithing KY11

    11View listing
  10. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Hope Street, Inverkeithing KY11
    £625/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Hope Street, Inverkeithing KY11

    21View listing
  11. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Duthac Court, Fife KY11
    £1,000/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Duthac Court, Fife KY11

    22View listing
  12. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Primrose Court, Rosyth, KY11
    £750/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Primrose Court, Rosyth, KY11

    2View listing
  13. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Main Street, Townhill, KY12
    £695/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Main Street, Townhill, KY12

    11View listing
  14. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Main Street, Townhill, Dunfermline, KY12
    £795/moRightmove

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Main Street, Townhill, Dunfermline, KY12

    21View listing
  15. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Main Street, Townhill, KY12
    £695/moRightmove

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Main Street, Townhill, KY12

    11View listing
  16. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Duthac Court, Dunfermline, Fife, KY11
    £1,000/moRightmove

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Duthac Court, Dunfermline, Fife, KY11

    22View listing
  17. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Colton Court, Dunfermline, Fife
    £795/moRightmove

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Colton Court, Dunfermline, Fife

    21View listing
  18. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Bridge Street, Dunfermline
    £995/moRightmove

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Bridge Street, Dunfermline

    22View listing
  19. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Inverewe Place, Dunfermline, KY11
    £900/moRightmove

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Inverewe Place, Dunfermline, KY11

    21View listing
  20. £1,350/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Blandfield, Broughton, Edinburgh EH7

    2View listing
  21. 5 bed property for rent in Braewell Cottage, 45 Mill Road, Linlithgow EH49
    £2,800/moPrimeLocation

    5 bed property

    Braewell Cottage, 45 Mill Road, Linlithgow EH49

    5View listing
  22. 1 bed property for rent in William Street, West End, Edinburgh EH3
    £1,200/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    William Street, West End, Edinburgh EH3

    1View listing
  23. 1 bed property for rent in Dean Path, Dean Village, Edinburgh EH4
    £1,100/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Dean Path, Dean Village, Edinburgh EH4

    1View listing
  24. 3 bed property for rent in Brodick Road, Kirkcaldy KY2
    £1,100/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Brodick Road, Kirkcaldy KY2

    3View listing

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Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Dunfermline

69% of Dunfermline premises can already get full-fibre and 83% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

69%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

83%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

442 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

  • Full fibre (FTTP)
    69%
  • Gigabit-capable
    83%
  • Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
    99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Fife), July 2025, covering 185,304 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Where we search

Dunfermline listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Dunfermline.

PrimeLocation
197
Rightmove
102
OpenRent
99
OnTheMarket
79
SpareRoom
73

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Frequently asked

Renting in Dunfermline — your questions answered

How much is rent in Dunfermline?

The average (median) asking rent in Dunfermline is £1,089 a month — a 1-bed is £843 and a 2-bed £950, based on 550 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Dunfermline?

The median asking rent for a studio in Dunfermline is £1,116 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 10 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Dunfermline?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Dunfermline is £843 a month, 23% below the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 122 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Dunfermline?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Dunfermline is £950 a month, 13% below the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 234 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Dunfermline?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Dunfermline is £1,500 a month, 38% above the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 77 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Dunfermline?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Dunfermline is £2,000 a month, 84% above the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 34 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Dunfermline?

The median asking rent for a room in a Dunfermline house share is £600 a month, 45% below the city-wide median of £1,089, based on 73 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Dunfermline?

There are currently 550 rental properties available in Dunfermline, with 21 new listings added in the last 7 days.

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Average rent across Scotland

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