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Housing in KW14 7LU

What the homes in KW14 7LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Thurso West
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
485 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (67.1%). Flats make up 6.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KW14 7LUScotland
Detached5.6%23.9%
Semi-detached67.1%23.3%
Terraced23%18.2%
Purpose-built flat5.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.4% of households in the KW14 7LU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.2% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38.5% own outright and 32.9% with a mortgage.

KW14 7LU
71%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned71.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented4.2%12.9%
  • Social rented23.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KW14 7LUScotland
Owned outright38.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KW14 7LUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.4%). 23.5% of households include dependent children.

KW14 7LUScotland
Living alone, under 6619.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%14.3%
Couple, no children24.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.4%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 KW14 7LU (Thurso West) (about 485 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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