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Housing in DD6 8PG

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

Neighbourhood
Newport and Wormit
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
720 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.4%). Flats make up 9.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD6 8PGScotland
Detached33.4%23.9%
Semi-detached45.4%23.3%
Terraced12.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84% of households in the DD6 8PG area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.5% own outright and 39.6% with a mortgage.

DD6 8PG
84%
Scotland
  • Owned84%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
  • Private rented4%12.9%
  • Social rented8.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD6 8PGScotland
Owned outright44.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan39.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 21.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD6 8PGScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.2%). 25.5% of households include dependent children.

DD6 8PGScotland
Living alone, under 6610.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.7%14.3%
Couple, no children24.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children23.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over16%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 8PG (Newport and Wormit) (about 720 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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