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Housing in AB21 7DB

What the homes in AB21 7DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dyce
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
411 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.9%). Flats make up 22.3%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB21 7DBScotland
Detached14.9%23.9%
Semi-detached47.9%23.3%
Terraced20.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat21.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.6% of households in the AB21 7DB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38.3% own outright and 30.3% with a mortgage.

AB21 7DB
69%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned68.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented9%12.9%
  • Social rented24.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB21 7DBScotland
Owned outright38.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB21 7DBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.9%). 20.7% of households include dependent children.

AB21 7DBScotland
Living alone, under 6623.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%14.3%
Couple, no children18.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 AB21 7DB (Dyce) (about 411 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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