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Housing in AB24 3LY

What the homes in AB24 3LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Froghall, Powis and Sunnybank
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
501 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.5%). Flats make up 51.4%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB24 3LYScotland
Detached2.9%23.9%
Semi-detached19.8%23.3%
Terraced26.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat39.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house11.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.8% of households in the AB24 3LY area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 39.5% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.7% own outright and 16% with a mortgage.

AB24 3LY
57%
40%
Scotland
  • Owned56.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented39.5%12.9%
  • Social rented1.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB24 3LYScotland
Owned outright40.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan16%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB24 3LYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28%). 11.5% of households include dependent children.

AB24 3LYScotland
Living alone, under 6628%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.3%14.3%
Couple, no children15.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households17.7%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 AB24 3LY (Froghall, Powis and Sunnybank) (about 501 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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