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Housing in AB12 4QA

What the homes in AB12 4QA 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
746 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.3%). Flats make up 9.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB12 4QAScotland
Detached22.6%23.9%
Semi-detached38.3%23.3%
Terraced30.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat9.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.1% of households in the AB12 4QA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2.7% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.2% own outright and 27.9% with a mortgage.

AB12 4QA
61%
35%
Scotland
  • Owned61.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership2.4%0.9%
  • Private rented2.7%12.9%
  • Social rented35.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB12 4QAScotland
Owned outright33.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB12 4QAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.3%). 20.2% of households include dependent children.

AB12 4QAScotland
Living alone, under 6614.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.3%14.3%
Couple, no children18.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children9.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.7%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 AB12 4QA (Banchory-Devenick and Findon) (about 746 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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