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Housing in DD6 8BL

What the homes in DD6 8BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Newport and Wormit
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
901 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (28.9%). Flats make up 41.6%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD6 8BLScotland
Detached21%23.9%
Semi-detached28.9%23.3%
Terraced10.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat26.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house14.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73% of households in the DD6 8BL area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 41.8% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.

DD6 8BL
73%
15%
Scotland
  • Owned73%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.6%0.9%
  • Private rented10.6%12.9%
  • Social rented15%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD6 8BLScotland
Owned outright41.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD6 8BLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.4%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.

DD6 8BLScotland
Living alone, under 6619.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.4%14.3%
Couple, no children17.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.8%4.7%
Rents

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.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD6 8BL (Newport and Wormit) (about 901 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.

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