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Housing in AB32 6TH

What the homes in AB32 6TH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Westhill Central
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
419 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (53.4%). Flats make up 25%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB32 6THScotland
Detached8.6%23.9%
Semi-detached53.4%23.3%
Terraced8.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat24.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.1% of households in the AB32 6TH area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.3% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36.6% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.

AB32 6TH
68%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned68.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented7.3%12.9%
  • Social rented23.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB32 6THScotland
Owned outright36.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan31.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 46.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB32 6THScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (27.2%). 18.5% of households include dependent children.

AB32 6THScotland
Living alone, under 6620.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over27.2%14.3%
Couple, no children20.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.3%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 AB32 6TH (Westhill Central) (about 419 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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