Neighbourhood and local area reviews for renting in St Andrews

Extremely close to everything; you’re no more than five minutes by foot to classes in town, Tesco, Taste ... The convenience really makes this house a huge win. We are also situated next to two eateries: Greyfriars Inn and Ziggys. They’re usually quiet, but we do hear Greyfriars whenever they dump out their glass.

The flat is in a prime location, just by the West Port on South Street. Very close to the shops, bus station and union, it is in prime location in the heart of St Andrews. It is facing the shell garage, meaning that it gets quite a lot of noise in the day from cars, and at night from drunk students walking to and from the union. This is a prominence feature of the building also, with flat parties being common on many nights of the week.

Locals ok but they also didn’t like landlord, and resulting friction made relationships difficult.

Close to local Aldi and Morrison’s, very useful for doing cheaper shopping than in the center of town. 1 mile walk to lectures either in North Haugh or in town. Neighbours ignore you, generally hate students. Local councillors don’t help with the “we hate students and HMOs” meetings for the community. You will struggle interacting with locals if you’re a student because they’re naturally inclined to dislike you - despite the fact we are essential for the local economy.

The house is located 3mins away from Morrisons and Aldi. There is a bus stop 2mins away from the house.

Lovely neighbourhood. St Andrews is such a beautiful town. Where the flat is is within walking distance of everywhere that is needed. No more than a 20 minute walk to all the main amenities that you would need.

Ideal location for going to classes or sports centre, with a pleasant surrounding area.

Nelson Street is a great area - about 8 minutes walk from the Students' Union and also to ALDI and Marks and Spencer. Mostly friendly neighbours, except one house that was relentless with unnecessary complaints and general rudeness.

Great central location, with walking distance to everything. Could get loud on weekend nights but other than that quite a convenient place to live. Only had 1 issue with a loose stone in the entrance to the alleyway where one of us tripped and broke our phone on as it didn't get repaired for a few months.

The area is nice and quiet, a river runs nearby. The property is a 6-8 min walk away from town center.