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Housing in AB22 8FA

What the homes in AB22 8FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Balgownie and Donmouth West
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
912 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.9%). Flats make up 38.8%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB22 8FAScotland
Detached9.7%23.9%
Semi-detached27.5%23.3%
Terraced22.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat36.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.6% of households in the AB22 8FA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.3% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 29% own outright and 38.6% with a mortgage.

AB22 8FA
68%
21%
Scotland
  • Owned67.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.9%0.9%
  • Private rented10.3%12.9%
  • Social rented21%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB22 8FAScotland
Owned outright29%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan38.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB22 8FAScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.5%). 25.1% of households include dependent children.

AB22 8FAScotland
Living alone, under 6630.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.2%14.3%
Couple, no children15.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.9%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 AB22 8FA (Balgownie and Donmouth West) (about 912 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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