Housing in AB16 7RD
What the homes in AB16 7RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Northfield
- Council
- Aberdeen City
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 894 (2024)
AB16 7RDAberdeen City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.3%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
59.1% of households in the AB16 7RD area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 26.7% own outright and 32.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.1%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.3%0.9%
- Private rented3.5%12.9%
- Social rented36.1%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.5%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.3% 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 (24.9%). 34.5% 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 7RD (Northfield) (about 894 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.