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Housing in KW14 8DA

What the homes in KW14 8DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Thurso East
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
630 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (29.3%). Flats make up 37.2%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

KW14 8DAScotland
Detached8.9%23.9%
Semi-detached24.2%23.3%
Terraced28.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat29.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.6% of households in the KW14 8DA area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.4% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 37.6% own outright and 13.9% with a mortgage.

KW14 8DA
52%
13%
30%
Scotland
  • Owned51.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented13.4%12.9%
  • Social rented30%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KW14 8DAScotland
Owned outright37.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan13.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 64% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KW14 8DAScotland
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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 (38.1%). 6.5% of households include dependent children.

KW14 8DAScotland
Living alone, under 6638.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over27.3%14.3%
Couple, no children14.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children3.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.7%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 8DA (Thurso East) (about 630 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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