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Housing in AB11 5PS

What the homes in AB11 5PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
City Centre East
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
656 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (85.9%). Flats make up 94.6%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB11 5PSScotland
Detached0.5%23.9%
Semi-detached1.8%23.3%
Terraced1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat85.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

20.8% of households in the AB11 5PS area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 53.8% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 6.9% own outright and 13.8% with a mortgage.

AB11 5PS
21%
54%
22%
Scotland
  • Owned20.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented53.8%12.9%
  • Social rented21.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB11 5PSScotland
Owned outright6.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan13.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent53.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 62.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB11 5PSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (60%). 8.5% of households include dependent children.

AB11 5PSScotland
Living alone, under 6660%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over2.6%14.3%
Couple, no children19.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children5.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households9.7%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 AB11 5PS (City Centre East) (about 656 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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