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Housing in DD6 9DA

What the homes in DD6 9DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tayport
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
641 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.9%). Flats make up 49.9%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD6 9DAScotland
Detached21.2%23.9%
Semi-detached14.3%23.3%
Terraced12.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat44.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.2% of households in the DD6 9DA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 21.2% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 37.2% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.

DD6 9DA
61%
21%
13%
Scotland
  • Owned61.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.4%0.9%
  • Private rented21.2%12.9%
  • Social rented12.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD6 9DAScotland
Owned outright37.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.6%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 42.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD6 9DAScotland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 12.9% of households include dependent children.

DD6 9DAScotland
Living alone, under 6625.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%14.3%
Couple, no children25.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 9DA (Tayport) (about 641 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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