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Housing in DD6 8LD

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

Neighbourhood
Newport and Wormit
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
594 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (45.9%). Flats make up 24.1%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD6 8LDScotland
Detached45.9%23.9%
Semi-detached23.3%23.3%
Terraced10%18.2%
Purpose-built flat10.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

87% of households in the DD6 8LD area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 54.1% own outright and 33% with a mortgage.

DD6 8LD
87%
Scotland
  • Owned87%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented7%12.9%
  • Social rented1.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD6 8LDScotland
Owned outright54.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD6 8LDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.7%). 24.8% of households include dependent children.

DD6 8LDScotland
Living alone, under 6611.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.4%14.3%
Couple, no children15.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children20.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 8LD (Newport and Wormit) (about 594 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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