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Housing in AB24 5RL

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

Neighbourhood
Seaton
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
792 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (95.8%). Flats make up 98.5%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB24 5RLScotland
Detached0.2%23.9%
Semi-detached0.2%23.3%
Terraced1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat95.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

26.6% of households in the AB24 5RL area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 48.3% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 12.6% own outright and 14% with a mortgage.

AB24 5RL
27%
48%
20%
Scotland
  • Owned26.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented48.3%12.9%
  • Social rented20.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB24 5RLScotland
Owned outright12.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan14%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent47.3%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 48.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB24 5RLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (41.1%). 5.9% of households include dependent children.

AB24 5RLScotland
Living alone, under 6641.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over7.4%14.3%
Couple, no children19.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children4.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children0.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2%8.7%
Sharers and other households20%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 5RL (Seaton) (about 792 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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