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Housing in AB23 8PS

What the homes in AB23 8PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Balgownie and Donmouth East
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
481 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (65.5%). Flats make up 14.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB23 8PSScotland
Detached8.2%23.9%
Semi-detached65.5%23.3%
Terraced14.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat12.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

81.2% of households in the AB23 8PS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2.7% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 57.3% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

AB23 8PS
81%
12%
Scotland
  • Owned81.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
  • Private rented2.7%12.9%
  • Social rented12.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB23 8PSScotland
Owned outright57.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 40.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB23 8PSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.2%). 13.7% of households include dependent children.

AB23 8PSScotland
Living alone, under 6616.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.2%14.3%
Couple, no children17.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.7%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 AB23 8PS (Balgownie and Donmouth East) (about 481 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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