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Housing in AB12 3PR

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

Neighbourhood
Cove North
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
969 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (52.4%). Flats make up 10.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB12 3PRScotland
Detached19.4%23.9%
Semi-detached16.6%23.3%
Terraced52.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat9.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.4% of households in the AB12 3PR area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 39.2% own outright and 45.2% with a mortgage.

AB12 3PR
84%
Scotland
  • Owned84.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.7%0.9%
  • Private rented5.5%12.9%
  • Social rented8.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB12 3PRScotland
Owned outright39.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan45.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB12 3PRScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.6%). 23.6% of households include dependent children.

AB12 3PRScotland
Living alone, under 6621.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.9%14.3%
Couple, no children17.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children20.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 AB12 3PR (Cove North) (about 969 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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