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Housing in KW14 8PS

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

Neighbourhood
Thurso East
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
478 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.1%). Flats make up 15.7%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KW14 8PSScotland
Detached10%23.9%
Semi-detached49.1%23.3%
Terraced27%18.2%
Purpose-built flat15.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.7% of households in the KW14 8PS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 45.7% own outright and 30% with a mortgage.

KW14 8PS
76%
20%
Scotland
  • Owned75.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented3%12.9%
  • Social rented20%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KW14 8PSScotland
Owned outright45.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3%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. 44.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KW14 8PSScotland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.4%). 13% of households include dependent children.

KW14 8PSScotland
Living alone, under 6630.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%14.3%
Couple, no children24.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.9%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 KW14 8PS (Thurso East) (about 478 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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