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Housing in IV31 6DN

What the homes in IV31 6DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lossiemouth East and Seatown
Council
Moray
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
751 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (27.1%). Flats make up 26.4%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

IV31 6DNScotland
Detached27.1%23.9%
Semi-detached25.6%23.3%
Terraced21.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat24.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.2% of households in the IV31 6DN area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 20.6% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 35.1% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.

IV31 6DN
58%
21%
18%
Scotland
  • Owned58.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented20.6%12.9%
  • Social rented18.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

IV31 6DNScotland
Owned outright35.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.4%12.4%
Other private rented1.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 43.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

IV31 6DNScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.4%). 9.7% of households include dependent children.

IV31 6DNScotland
Living alone, under 6625.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18.2%14.3%
Couple, no children21.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children7.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households2%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 IV31 6DN (Lossiemouth East and Seatown) (about 751 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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