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Housing in DD6 9QA

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

Neighbourhood
Tayport
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
922 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.6%). Flats make up 18.2%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

DD6 9QAScotland
Detached29.1%23.9%
Semi-detached33.6%23.3%
Terraced16.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat12.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.8% of households in the DD6 9QA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.4% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 48.2% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.

DD6 9QA
75%
14%
Scotland
  • Owned74.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented10.4%12.9%
  • Social rented14%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

DD6 9QAScotland
Owned outright48.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%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. 30.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

DD6 9QAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20%). 18.5% of households include dependent children.

DD6 9QAScotland
Living alone, under 6612.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.1%14.3%
Couple, no children20%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 9QA (Tayport) (about 922 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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