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Housing in KY16 9UP

What the homes in KY16 9UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Andrews Central
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
310 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.5%). Flats make up 77.6%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY16 9UPScotland
Detached4.1%23.9%
Semi-detached6.1%23.3%
Terraced8.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat50.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house11.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building15.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

14.3% of households in the KY16 9UP area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 80.6% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 8.2% own outright and 6.1% with a mortgage.

KY16 9UP
14%
81%
Scotland
  • Owned14.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented80.6%12.9%
  • Social rented4.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY16 9UPScotland
Owned outright8.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan6.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent80.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 23% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY16 9UPScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (64.3%). 3.6% of households include dependent children.

KY16 9UPScotland
Living alone, under 6624.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over1%14.3%
Couple, no children5.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1%8.7%
Sharers and other households64.3%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 9UP (St Andrews Central) (about 310 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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