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Housing in AB22 8TE

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

Neighbourhood
Oldmachar East
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
811 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.8%). Flats make up 16.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB22 8TEScotland
Detached16.5%23.9%
Semi-detached61.8%23.3%
Terraced2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat15.7%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

91.5% of households in the AB22 8TE area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.1% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 50.7% own outright and 40.7% with a mortgage.

AB22 8TE
91%
Scotland
  • Owned91.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented7.1%12.9%
  • Social rented0.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB22 8TEScotland
Owned outright50.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan40.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB22 8TEScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.4%). 14.8% of households include dependent children.

AB22 8TEScotland
Living alone, under 6621.4%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over14.2%14.3%
Couple, no children21.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.1%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 AB22 8TE (Oldmachar East) (about 811 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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