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Housing in AB12 5PS

What the homes in AB12 5PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kincorth, Leggart and Nigg South
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
456 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.8%). Flats make up 38.9%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB12 5PSScotland
Detached2.5%23.9%
Semi-detached19.3%23.3%
Terraced39.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat38.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

52% of households in the AB12 5PS area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.2% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.

AB12 5PS
52%
38%
Scotland
  • Owned52%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented8.2%12.9%
  • Social rented37.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB12 5PSScotland
Owned outright26.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 40.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB12 5PSScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.6%). 20.5% of households include dependent children.

AB12 5PSScotland
Living alone, under 6624.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%14.3%
Couple, no children16%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children11.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 5PS (Kincorth, Leggart and Nigg South) (about 456 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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