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Housing in KW14 8XT

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

Neighbourhood
Caithness North East
Council
Highland
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
886 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (80.4%). Flats make up 1.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KW14 8XTScotland
Detached80.4%23.9%
Semi-detached16.7%23.3%
Terraced1.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home1.4%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.9% of households in the KW14 8XT area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 62.8% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.

KW14 8XT
86%
Scotland
  • Owned85.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented6%12.9%
  • Social rented4.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KW14 8XTScotland
Owned outright62.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KW14 8XTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.6%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.

KW14 8XTScotland
Living alone, under 6614.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.9%14.3%
Couple, no children19.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.9%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 KW14 8XT (Caithness North East) (about 886 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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