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Housing in AB21 9LE

What the homes in AB21 9LE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bucksburn South
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,885 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (68.9%). Flats make up 74.8%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB21 9LEScotland
Detached10.9%23.9%
Semi-detached6.7%23.3%
Terraced3.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat68.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home4.7%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.9% of households in the AB21 9LE area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 25.2% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 16.7% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.

AB21 9LE
47%
25%
22%
Scotland
  • Owned46.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented25.2%12.9%
  • Social rented22%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB21 9LEScotland
Owned outright16.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.8%12.4%
Other private rented1.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 51.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB21 9LEScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (43.7%). 19.1% of households include dependent children.

AB21 9LEScotland
Living alone, under 6643.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over8.5%14.3%
Couple, no children17.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.9%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.3%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 9LE (Bucksburn South) (about 1,885 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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