Housing in AB12 5UP
What the homes in AB12 5UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kincorth, Leggart and Nigg North
- Council
- Aberdeen City
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 766 (2024)
AB12 5UPAberdeen City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.1%). Flats make up 37.3%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
76.1% of households in the AB12 5UP area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 43.3% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.1%62.4%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
- Private rented6%12.9%
- Social rented19.2%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.3%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (21.3%). 19.4% 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 5UP (Kincorth, Leggart and Nigg North) (about 766 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.