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Housing in KW1 4DU

What the homes in KW1 4DU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wick North
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
503 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (30%). Flats make up 32.2%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

KW1 4DUScotland
Detached12.4%23.9%
Semi-detached30%23.3%
Terraced26.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat29.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.7% of households in the KW1 4DU area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.6% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 32.2% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.

KW1 4DU
52%
36%
Scotland
  • Owned51.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented8.6%12.9%
  • Social rented36%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KW1 4DUScotland
Owned outright32.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.6%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 52.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KW1 4DUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.2%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.

KW1 4DUScotland
Living alone, under 6632.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.9%14.3%
Couple, no children14.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.9%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 KW1 4DU (Wick North) (about 503 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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