Housing in AB16 7QS
What the homes in AB16 7QS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Northfield
- Council
- Aberdeen City
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 573 (2024)
AB16 7QSAberdeen City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (58.2%). Flats make up 6.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
57% of households in the AB16 7QS area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.7% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 30.1% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.
- Owned57%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
- Private rented4.7%12.9%
- Social rented36.7%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.2%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (17.6%). 27% 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 7QS (Northfield) (about 573 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.