Housing in AB16 7BB
What the homes in AB16 7BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Northfield
- Council
- Aberdeen City
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 781 (2024)
AB16 7BBAberdeen City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (52.9%). Flats make up 54.1%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
26.4% of households in the AB16 7BB area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 1.9% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 11.8% own outright and 14.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned26.4%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented1.9%12.9%
- Social rented72.3%22.5%
- Lives rent free0%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (21.7%). 42.4% 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 AB16 7BB (Northfield) (about 781 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.