Region market dataScotland2026
Fife Airbnb Data: Revenue and Occupancy by Town
AirROI tracks 1,153 active Airbnb homes in Fife: 821 in 7 towns (St Andrews, Elie and Earlsferry, Crail, Pittenweem, Dunfermline, Cellardyke and Anstruther), and 332 elsewhere. These homes took an estimated 30,191 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, 51% of them in St Andrews, Elie and Earlsferry and Crail. A typical stay ran 4.4 nights and the average home earned £26,863 at 42% occupancy. Of these homes, 51% are houses, 39% are apartments or condos and 13% sleep 8 or more.
A listed town needs 50 or more active Airbnb homes, with at least 75% of them near the region. Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made
- Active Airbnb homes
- 1,153
- Avg. revenue per home
- £26,863
- Occupancy rate
- 42%
- Avg. nightly rate
- £256
Towns
Fife Towns by Airbnb Stays
Each row links to the town's own market page. Select a column to sort by it.
| 1 | St Andrews | 9,949 | £328 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Elie and Earlsferry | 2,723 | £245 |
| 3 | Crail | 2,604 | £254 |
| 4 | Pittenweem | 2,220 | £248 |
| 5 | Dunfermline | 2,014 | £153 |
| 6 | Cellardyke | 1,763 | £199 |
| 7 | Anstruther | 1,637 | £179 |
| Elsewhere in Fife | 7,281 | £229 |
Figures cover the 12 months to October 2026. Region figures add up these 7 towns and Elsewhere in Fife, homes filed under a wider area, which take no rank. Occupancy counts only nights a home was open, so rate x occupancy x 365 runs higher than revenue per home. How these numbers are made.
Money figures on this page are in British pounds, converted from US dollars at £0.74 per US$, the typical rate from November 2025 to October 2026.
Earnings
Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate in Fife
Across the 2 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes, revenue per home runs from £28,069 in Elie and Earlsferry to £34,564 in St Andrews a year. Gaps like these often reflect home size and mix more than the town, so compare towns with similar homes.
Town by town
Where the Top Towns Stand Out in Fife
Among guests who left a review, Edinburgh is the top home city in 4 of the 7. Houses are the largest home type in 5 of the 7. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- St Andrews
In the 12 months to October 2026, apartments and condos were the largest home type in St Andrews, Fife, at 50% of homes.
- 5Dunfermline
In the 12 months to October 2026, apartments and condos were the largest home type in Dunfermline, Fife, at 63% of homes.
- 7Anstruther
In the 12 months to October 2026, among guests who left a review, Glasgow was the top home city for Anstruther, Fife, at 12%.
When
Busiest and Quietest Months in Fife
August, July and September rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights in Fife, and February and January as the quietest. August is the busiest month in 6 of the 7 towns, while St Andrews peaks in September. Across the 7 towns, nightly rates run lowest in January, at about £234, and highest in July, at about £279. Across the 7 towns, stays run longest in July, at 5.1 nights, and shortest in October and November, at 3.7 nights.
August ranks first, January last
Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.
- Three busiest months
- Other months
From busiest to quietest: August, July, September, May, June, October, April, March, December, November, February, January.
Month by month: rank, share of nights, typical stay and nightly rate
| Rank | Month | Share of nights | Nightly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August | 12.0% | £275 |
| 2 | July | 11.1% | £279 |
| 3 | September | 10.8% | £272 |
| 4 | May | 9.8% | £267 |
| 5 | June | 9.7% | £276 |
| 6 | October | 8.9% | £257 |
| 7 | April | 8.6% | £263 |
| 8 | March | 6.6% | £242 |
| 9 | December | 6.5% | £242 |
| 10 | November | 6.2% | £241 |
| 11 | February | 5.4% | £237 |
| 12 | January | 4.4% | £234 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From in Fife
Among guests who left a review, 42% come from abroad. Among those guests, the largest groups from abroad come from the United States, Canada and Germany. The top home cities among those guests are Edinburgh, Glasgow and London. St Andrews draws the most from abroad, at 57%, among towns with 100 or more homes.
42% from abroad
Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026
- From abroad 42%
- From within the United Kingdom 58%
Top countries abroad
Among guests who left a review
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
FAQ
Questions About Fife Airbnb Data
How much do Airbnb homes earn in Fife?
AirROI estimates the average Airbnb home in Fife earned £26,863 in the 12 months to October 2026, at 42% occupancy and £256 a night. Across towns with 100 or more homes, revenue per home runs from £28,069 in Elie and Earlsferry to £34,564 in St Andrews.
Which of the 7 Fife towns get the most Airbnb stays?
St Andrews (9,949), Elie and Earlsferry (2,723) and Crail (2,604) in Fife, by AirROI's estimated stays in the 12 months to October 2026.
When is Fife busiest on Airbnb?
AirROI ranks August first for Airbnb nights in Fife and January last, in the 12 months to October 2026.
How long do Airbnb guests stay in Fife?
AirROI puts the typical Airbnb stay in Fife at 4.4 nights in the 12 months to October 2026. Across towns with 100 or more homes, it runs from 4.2 nights in St Andrews to 4.7 nights in Elie and Earlsferry.
How many Airbnb homes are there in Fife?
AirROI counts 1,153 active Airbnb homes in Fife, as of October 2026, 332 of them filed under Fife as a whole. Town by town, that runs from 55 in Anstruther to 366 in St Andrews.
Method
How These Numbers Are Made
Every figure is an AirROI estimate for the 12 months to October 2026, from the market page of each town listed here, and covers Airbnb only. Stays count bookings. For a file that spreads over 40 km, only homes within 40 km of another listed town's centre count as near the region. Homes and stays add up across the rows. Occupancy, nightly rate and revenue are averages weighted by each town's active homes, the way AirROI's state pages work them out, and a town's stale figures would be left out of them. The typical stay weights each town's stay by its stays. Busiest and quietest months weight each town by its Airbnb nights. These are region averages, not medians, and they cover only the rows on this page, so they do not count every home that uses the Fife name. Typical stay is a booking's length, occupancy the share of available nights booked, and revenue the yearly average per home, based on asking prices on booked nights, before cleaning, management, tax and any loan. Guest rating is out of 5. Origin counts guests who left a review.