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Houses & Flats to Rent in Kirkcaldy
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Latest rentals in Kirkcaldy
The freshest listings we picked up across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders.
£800/moRightmove2 bed flat/apartment
Mill Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1
21View listing
£900/moRightmove3 bed flat/apartment
Links St, Kirkcaldy, KY1
31View listing
£835/moRightmove2 bed flat/apartment
Hawksmuir, Kirkcaldy, KY1
21View listing
£675/moRightmove2 bed flat/apartment
Pratt Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1
21View listing
£680/moRightmove1 bed flat/apartment
Nelson Street, Kirkcaldy KY2 5AU
11View listing
£725/moRightmove2 bed flat/apartment
Balfour Street, Kirkcaldy
21View listing
£825/moRightmove3 bed flat/apartment
High Street, Kirkcaldy
32View listing
£850/moRightmove3 bed flat/apartment
Rutherford Court, Kirkcaldy
32View listing
£1,800/moOnTheMarket4 bed house
Bankhead of Piteadie, Invertiel Farm, Quarry Road, Kirkcaldy KY2
43View listing
£725/moOnTheMarket2 bed flat/apartment
Church Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1
2View listing
£675/moOnTheMarket2 bed flat/apartment
Nelson Street, Kirkcaldy, KY2
21View listing
£1,300/moPrimeLocationStudio property
Platform_ In Edinburgh EH6
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£1,200/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Hawthornvale, Edinburgh EH6
2View listing
£1,450/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Platform_ In Edinburgh EH6
1View listing
£2,200/moPrimeLocation3 bed property
Platform_ In Edinburgh EH6
3View listing
£1,700/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Platform_ In Edinburgh EH6
2View listing
£1,699/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Flat 30, Mcdonald Road, Broughton, Edinburgh EH7
1View listing
£1,499/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Flat 7, Mcdonald Road, Broughton, Edinburgh EH7
1View listing
£1,499/moPrimeLocationStudio property
Mcdonald Road, Edinburgh EH7
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£1,699/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Mcdonald Road, Edinburgh EH7
1View listing
£1,200/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Broughton Road, Canonmills, Edinburgh EH7
1View listing
£1,495/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Chessels Court, Holyrood, Edinburgh EH8
2View listing
£925/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Dalgety Road, Edinburgh EH7
1View listing
£1,800/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Flat 45, New Eidyn, Elder Street EH1
1View listing
Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Kirkcaldy. Click through to the source portal to enquire.
Renting in Kirkcaldy
What it costs to rent in Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy currently has 310 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £768 a month. 16 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 22% 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.
Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Kirkcaldy around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.
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Market snapshot
Kirkcaldy rental market at a glance
Active rentals in Kirkcaldy
Median monthly rent
Property sites we watch
Rental prices
Rent by bedrooms in Kirkcaldy
Median monthly rent, based on 310 active listings across 5 property sites.
| Bedrooms | Median rent | Available |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | £650/mo | 65 |
| 2 bed | £825/mo | 105 |
| 3 bed | £898/mo | 32 |
| 4+ bed | £3,000/mo | 11 |
| Room | £607/mo | 90 |
Updated June 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-capable83%
- 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
10948% of listings
Houses
3013% of listings
Rooms
9039% of listings
Property mix · houses
Houses to rent in Kirkcaldy — what's on the market
Terraced houses make up 55% of the 31 houses currently advertised in Kirkcaldy.
- Terraced55%17
- Semi-detached23%7
- Other house13%4
- Detached10%3
Rent by postcode
Where Kirkcaldy rent is highest and lowest
Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 288 live listings in 17 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£190/mo3 rentals
- 3KY8£290/mo11 rentals
Area safety
Safety in Kirkcaldy
Lower Crime AreaBased on the latest police data (June 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: June 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 April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.
Dysart
No data available this month · pop. ~3,000
0.0per 1kPathhead
No data available this month · pop. ~5,000
0.0per 1kGallatown
No data available this month · pop. ~4,000
0.0per 1kSinclairtown
No data available this month · pop. ~4,000
0.0per 1kTemplehall
No data available this month · pop. ~6,000
0.0per 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.
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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 £768/month based on 310 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-06).
How many rental properties are available in Kirkcaldy?
There are currently 310 rental properties available in Kirkcaldy, with 16 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 (June 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 June 2026.
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