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Housing in AB15 9RT

What the homes in AB15 9RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber Central
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
876 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (53.4%). Flats make up 18.7%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB15 9RTScotland
Detached53.4%23.9%
Semi-detached14.2%23.3%
Terraced12.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat17.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

80.9% of households in the AB15 9RT area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.3% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 51.3% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.

AB15 9RT
81%
Scotland
  • Owned80.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented8.3%12.9%
  • Social rented7.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB15 9RTScotland
Owned outright51.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.3%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB15 9RTScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.2%). 29.6% of households include dependent children.

AB15 9RTScotland
Living alone, under 6611.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over23.9%14.3%
Couple, no children12.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children26.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.7%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 AB15 9RT (Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber Central) (about 876 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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