Housing in AB16
What the homes in AB16 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Council
- Aberdeen City
- Region
- Scotland
- Population
- 30,357 (2024)
AB16Postcode district · Aberdeen City
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (36%). Flats make up 35.2%, broadly in line with the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
48.4% of households in AB16 own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.5% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 25.1% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.4%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
- Private rented6.5%12.9%
- Social rented43%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.3%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.4%). 24.6% 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.
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.