Housing in AB12 4SU
What the homes in AB12 4SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Portlethen
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 599 (2024)
AB12 4SUAberdeen City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.4%). Flats make up 22.5%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
87.4% of households in the AB12 4SU area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 49.5% own outright and 37.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.4%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
- Private rented11.7%12.9%
- Social rented0.6%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.8%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 45.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.7%). 14.5% 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 4SU (Portlethen) (about 599 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.