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Housing in AB24 5BB

What the homes in AB24 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hanover South
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
944 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (87.5%). Flats make up 91.4%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB24 5BBScotland
Detached0.5%23.9%
Semi-detached3.4%23.3%
Terraced4.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat87.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

17.9% of households in the AB24 5BB area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 32.6% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 9.3% own outright and 8.6% with a mortgage.

AB24 5BB
18%
33%
48%
Scotland
  • Owned17.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented32.6%12.9%
  • Social rented47.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB24 5BBScotland
Owned outright9.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan8.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 64.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB24 5BBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (47.6%). 10.9% of households include dependent children.

AB24 5BBScotland
Living alone, under 6647.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.1%14.3%
Couple, no children12.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households7.5%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 5BB (Hanover South) (about 944 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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