Housing in KY16 0DR
What the homes in KY16 0DR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Leuchars and Guardbridge
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 924 (2024)
KY16 0DRFife
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.8%). Flats make up 2.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
38.6% of households in the KY16 0DR area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 50.3% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 15.4% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.6%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
- Private rented50.3%12.9%
- Social rented9.3%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.6%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 18.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (31.5%). 38.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY16 0DR (Leuchars and Guardbridge) (about 924 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.