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Housing in KY16 8DS

What the homes in KY16 8DS 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
632 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (47%). Flats make up 5.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY16 8DSScotland
Detached47%23.9%
Semi-detached40.8%23.3%
Terraced7.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76% of households in the KY16 8DS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 17.8% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 57.2% own outright and 18.8% with a mortgage.

KY16 8DS
76%
18%
Scotland
  • Owned76%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented17.8%12.9%
  • Social rented6.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY16 8DSScotland
Owned outright57.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY16 8DSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.4%). 13.2% of households include dependent children.

KY16 8DSScotland
Living alone, under 6610.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.4%14.3%
Couple, no children16.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over19.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households12.5%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 8DS (St Andrews South East) (about 632 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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