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Housing in AB12 3EF

What the homes in AB12 3EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cove South
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
533 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (46.6%). Flats make up 25.6%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB12 3EFScotland
Detached46.6%23.9%
Semi-detached25.2%23.3%
Terraced3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat25.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

87.2% of households in the AB12 3EF area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 39.3% own outright and 47.9% with a mortgage.

AB12 3EF
87%
Scotland
  • Owned87.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented10.7%12.9%
  • Social rented0.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB12 3EFScotland
Owned outright39.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan47.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB12 3EFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.9%). 15.4% of households include dependent children.

AB12 3EFScotland
Living alone, under 6632.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over5.1%14.3%
Couple, no children25.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.3%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 AB12 3EF (Cove South) (about 533 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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