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Housing in AB16 5SU

What the homes in AB16 5SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Mastrick
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
772 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (52.2%). Flats make up 29.7%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB16 5SUScotland
Detached1.2%23.9%
Semi-detached16.6%23.3%
Terraced52.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat29.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.2% of households in the AB16 5SU area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 24.8% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

AB16 5SU
54%
42%
Scotland
  • Owned54.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership2%0.9%
  • Private rented3.5%12.9%
  • Social rented41.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB16 5SUScotland
Owned outright24.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan29.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.5%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB16 5SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.5%). 25% of households include dependent children.

AB16 5SUScotland
Living alone, under 6623.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.8%14.3%
Couple, no children12.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households2%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 AB16 5SU (Mastrick) (about 772 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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