Renting in St Andrews

Average Rent in St Andrews

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The average rent in St Andrews is £1,500/mo, with 126 live listings across 3 portals from £600/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new St Andrews rental appears.

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Renting in St Andrews

What it costs to rent in St Andrews

St Andrews currently has 126 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,500 a month. 2 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 41% are houses and the rest are flats.

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Market snapshot

St Andrews rental market at a glance

126

Active rentals in St Andrews

£1,500/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in St Andrews

Median monthly rent, based on 126 active listings across 3 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,300/mo	20
2 bed	£1,500/mo	73
3 bed	£1,750/mo	16
4+ bed	£3,983/mo	12

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across St Andrews

69% of St Andrews premises can already get full-fibre and 83% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

69%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

83%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

442 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
69%
Gigabit-capable
83%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Fife), July 2025, covering 185,304 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Property types

What’s on offer in St Andrews

Flats & apartments

57% of listings

Houses

40% of listings

Bungalows

3% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in St Andrews — what's on the market

Semi-detached houses make up 48% of the 50 houses currently advertised in St Andrews.

Semi-detached
48%24
Terraced
30%15
Bungalow
8%4
Other house
8%4
Detached
6%3

Rent by postcode

Where St Andrews rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 105 live listings in 1 outcode. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in St Andrews

1KY16£1,576/mo105 rentals

Cheapest in St Andrews

1KY16£1,576/mo105 rentals

Area safety

Safety in St Andrews

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), St Andrews has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 12 of 12 postcode districts analysed, the median was 0 reported crimes per area. The most common category in St Andrews is Anti-social behaviour.

Crime overview

0 crimes per area (median)
12 of 12 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0 incidents recorded

St Andrews ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in St Andrews

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Boarhills has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in St Andrews.

Boarhills
No data available this month · pop. ~500
0.0
per 1k
Strathkinness
No data available this month · pop. ~800
0.0
per 1k
Guardbridge
No data available this month · pop. ~800
0.0
per 1k
Kingask
No data available this month · pop. ~1,000
0.0
per 1k
Canongate
No data available this month · pop. ~1,500
0.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

St Andrews listings by portal

We watch 3 property sites for rentals in St Andrews.

OpenRent

OnTheMarket

Rightmove

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Frequently asked

Renting in St Andrews — your questions answered

What is the average rent in St Andrews?

The median rent in St Andrews is £1500/month based on 126 active listings across 3 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in St Andrews?

There are currently 126 rental properties available in St Andrews, with 2 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is St Andrews safe for renters?

St Andrews has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 0 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in St Andrews?

The most commonly reported crime category in St Andrews is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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