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Asking rent £972/month · Gross yield 5.2% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Fife: asking rent £972/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,021 lets).
£972/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,021 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,021 lets.
5.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,521 lets
-1.6% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,521 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
302 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Fife runs from £682/month for 1 bedroom to £1,703/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £682/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -2.9% on the previous 12 months | 285 |
| 2 bedrooms | £861/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.2% on the previous 12 months | 770 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,102/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.3% on the previous 12 months | 359 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,703/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 51 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Fife ranks 9th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for asking rent, at £972/month.
Fife ranks 9th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for asking rent, at £972/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Edinburgh | £1,528/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,922 | measured |
| 2 | East Renfrewshire | £1,317/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 351 | measured |
| 3 | Glasgow City | £1,237/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,250 | measured |
| 4 | East Lothian | £1,205/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 346 | measured |
| 5 | Midlothian | £1,196/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 254 | measured |
| 9 | Fife | £972/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,021 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in Scotland
Fife ranks 14th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen City | 9.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,646 | measured |
| 2 | Glasgow City | 8.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 17,517 | measured |
| 3 | Dundee City | 7.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 553 | measured |
| 4 | West Dunbartonshire | 7.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 294 | measured |
| 5 | City of Edinburgh | 6.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 18,397 | measured |
| 14 | Fife | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,521 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Scotland
KY16 leads the 11 postcode districts within Fife for asking rent, at £1,690/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KY16 | £1,690/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 175 | measured |
| 2 | KY8 | £1,307/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 55 | indicative |
| 3 | KY7 | £1,048/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 56 | indicative |
| 4 | KY12 | £1,018/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 149 | measured |
| 5 | KY11 | £1,008/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 183 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Fife
KY2 leads the 9 postcode districts within Fife for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KY2 | 6.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 87 | indicative |
| 2 | KY1 | 6.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 136 | measured |
| 3 | KY11 | 5.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 208 | measured |
| 4 | KY8 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 56 | indicative |
| 5 | KY12 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 175 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Fife
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,021 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,521 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |