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Housing in AB24 5LS

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

Neighbourhood
Hanover North
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
619 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (92.6%). Flats make up 95%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB24 5LSScotland
Detached2.7%23.9%
Semi-detached0.3%23.3%
Terraced2.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat92.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31% of households in the AB24 5LS area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 57.8% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 13.5% own outright and 17.5% with a mortgage.

AB24 5LS
31%
58%
Scotland
  • Owned31%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented57.8%12.9%
  • Social rented9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB24 5LSScotland
Owned outright13.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan17.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent57.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 58.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB24 5LSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (53.1%). 4.2% of households include dependent children.

AB24 5LSScotland
Living alone, under 6653.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over2.9%14.3%
Couple, no children15.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children0.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households20.2%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 5LS (Hanover North) (about 619 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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