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Housing in KY16 8BE

What the homes in KY16 8BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Andrews South East
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
629 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.7%). Flats make up 50.3%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY16 8BEScotland
Detached5.5%23.9%
Semi-detached33.8%23.3%
Terraced11%18.2%
Purpose-built flat41.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.4% of households in the KY16 8BE area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 30.3% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.2% own outright and 6.2% with a mortgage.

KY16 8BE
32%
30%
38%
Scotland
  • Owned32.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented30.3%12.9%
  • Social rented37.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY16 8BEScotland
Owned outright26.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan6.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.9%12.4%
Other private rented1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY16 8BEScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.9%). 11.7% of households include dependent children.

KY16 8BEScotland
Living alone, under 6626.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%14.3%
Couple, no children11%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households20.3%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 KY16 8BE (St Andrews South East) (about 629 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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