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Housing in AB10 1SU

What the homes in AB10 1SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
City Centre West
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
575 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (81.4%). Flats make up 90.3%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB10 1SUScotland
Detached1.5%23.9%
Semi-detached1.5%23.3%
Terraced5.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat81.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.8% of households in the AB10 1SU area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 52.7% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 20.3% own outright and 20.5% with a mortgage.

AB10 1SU
41%
53%
Scotland
  • Owned40.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented52.7%12.9%
  • Social rented3.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB10 1SUScotland
Owned outright20.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent52.2%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 58.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB10 1SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (52.7%). 7.4% of households include dependent children.

AB10 1SUScotland
Living alone, under 6652.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over6.9%14.3%
Couple, no children19.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children6.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1%8.7%
Sharers and other households7.2%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 AB10 1SU (City Centre West) (about 575 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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