Housing in AB12 3RL
What the homes in AB12 3RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Banchory-Devenick and Findon
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,826 (2024)
AB12 3RLAberdeen City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (63.7%). Flats make up 2.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
82.1% of households in the AB12 3RL area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.8% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.5% own outright and 48.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.1%62.4%
- Shared ownership4.4%0.9%
- Private rented10.8%12.9%
- Social rented2%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.4%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (31.5%). 34.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB12 3RL (Banchory-Devenick and Findon) (about 1,826 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.