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Housing in AB25 2LA

What the homes in AB25 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rosemount
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,004 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (88.5%). Flats make up 93.5%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB25 2LAScotland
Detached0.5%23.9%
Semi-detached3.7%23.3%
Terraced1.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat88.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.5% of households in the AB25 2LA area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 61% of households, more than double the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 15.8% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.

AB25 2LA
34%
61%
Scotland
  • Owned34.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented61%12.9%
  • Social rented1.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB25 2LAScotland
Owned outright15.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent61%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. 69.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB25 2LAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (65%). 7.5% of households include dependent children.

AB25 2LAScotland
Living alone, under 6665%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over4.5%14.3%
Couple, no children16%17.4%
Couple with dependent children5.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over1%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 AB25 2LA (Rosemount) (about 1,004 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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