I have a single bedroom available in a charming steading house in Kingsbarns close to town. Rent is slightly under £300 pcm and you can use the extra study room as you see fit (no HMO license sadly). There is a large kitchen, a lounge, and upstairs a bathroom (tub and shower) and 2 bedrooms plus the extra room. The bus stop is very close and the bus takes about 15min to town. The beach is at the end of the road and there are lots of other walks through a wooded estate and along the coast (there are even 2 pigs that you can feed).
I am a quiet, tidy non-smoker just starting a PhD in philosophy. Please email me if you're interested or know of anyone that would be, as I am in need of a housemate: hw243@st-andrews.ac.uk