Renting in Kirkcaldy

Average Rent in Kirkcaldy

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The average rent in Kirkcaldy is £800/mo, with 436 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Kirkcaldy rental appears.

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Renting in Kirkcaldy

What it costs to rent in Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy currently has 436 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £800 a month. 46 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 18% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is KY4 at around £160/mo, while EH5 sits nearer £2,398/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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Market snapshot

Kirkcaldy rental market at a glance

436

Active rentals in Kirkcaldy

£800/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Kirkcaldy

Median monthly rent, based on 436 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£673/mo	100
2 bed	£840/mo	156
3 bed	£900/mo	47
4+ bed	£3,000/mo	13
Room	£600/mo	102

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Kirkcaldy

69% of Kirkcaldy 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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Kirkcaldy

Flats & apartments

163

54% of listings

Houses

12% of listings

Rooms

102

34% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 56% of the 39 houses currently advertised in Kirkcaldy.

Terraced
56%22
Semi-detached
21%8
Other house
10%4
Detached
8%3
Bungalow
5%2

Rent by postcode

Where Kirkcaldy rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 407 live listings in 18 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Kirkcaldy

1EH5£2,398/mo4 rentals
2EH3£2,000/mo7 rentals
3EH1£1,898/mo6 rentals

Cheapest in Kirkcaldy

1KY4£160/mo3 rentals
2KY6£195/mo4 rentals
3KY8£465/mo14 rentals

Features · Kirkcaldy

Garden, parking, and floor area in Kirkcaldy

Live signal across 436 Kirkcaldy rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

67%

of 55 Kirkcaldy listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Area safety

Safety in Kirkcaldy

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Kirkcaldy has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 42 of 42 postcode districts analysed, the median was 0 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Kirkcaldy is Anti-social behaviour.

Crime overview

0 crimes per area (median)
42 of 42 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0 incidents recorded

Kirkcaldy ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Kirkcaldy

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Dysart has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Kirkcaldy.

Dysart
No data available this month · pop. ~3,000
0.0
per 1k
Pathhead
No data available this month · pop. ~5,000
0.0
per 1k
Gallatown
No data available this month · pop. ~4,000
0.0
per 1k
Sinclairtown
No data available this month · pop. ~4,000
0.0
per 1k
Templehall
No data available this month · pop. ~6,000
0.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Kirkcaldy listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Kirkcaldy.

PrimeLocation

123

SpareRoom

102

OpenRent

OnTheMarket

Rightmove

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Frequently asked

Renting in Kirkcaldy — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Kirkcaldy?

The median rent in Kirkcaldy is £800/month based on 436 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Kirkcaldy?

There are currently 436 rental properties available in Kirkcaldy, with 46 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Kirkcaldy safe for renters?

Kirkcaldy has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 0 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Kirkcaldy?

The most commonly reported crime category in Kirkcaldy is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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