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Housing in DD6 9DN

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

Neighbourhood
Tayport
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
750 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.6%). Flats make up 42.5%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD6 9DNScotland
Detached11.4%23.9%
Semi-detached35.3%23.3%
Terraced12.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat38.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.2% of households in the DD6 9DN area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.1% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.3% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

DD6 9DN
57%
13%
30%
Scotland
  • Owned57.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented13.1%12.9%
  • Social rented30.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD6 9DNScotland
Owned outright33.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.2%12.4%
Other private rented1.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD6 9DNScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25%). 21.4% of households include dependent children.

DD6 9DNScotland
Living alone, under 6625%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.4%14.3%
Couple, no children20.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.5%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 9DN (Tayport) (about 750 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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