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Housing in AB15 5BB

What the homes in AB15 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
West End North
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
728 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (31.5%). Flats make up 35.9%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB15 5BBScotland
Detached5%23.9%
Semi-detached31.5%23.3%
Terraced25.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat25.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.9% of households in the AB15 5BB area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 16.8% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.6% own outright and 37.2% with a mortgage.

AB15 5BB
78%
17%
Scotland
  • Owned77.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented16.8%12.9%
  • Social rented0.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB15 5BBScotland
Owned outright40.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan37.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB15 5BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.2%). 30.9% of households include dependent children.

AB15 5BBScotland
Living alone, under 6615.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8.7%14.3%
Couple, no children23.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children27.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%8.7%
Sharers and other households3%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 AB15 5BB (West End North) (about 728 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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