Housing in KY16 8RY
What the homes in KY16 8RY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- St Andrews South West
- Council
- Fife
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 587 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (70.2%). Flats make up 2.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
89.3% of households in the KY16 8RY area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 65.5% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.3%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
- Private rented10.7%12.9%
- Social rented0.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.2%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (25.4%). 13.5% 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 8RY (St Andrews South West) (about 587 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.