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Housing in AB33 8FA

What the homes in AB33 8FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Howe of Alford
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
428 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (50.6%). Flats make up 24.7%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB33 8FAScotland
Detached50.6%23.9%
Semi-detached16.2%23.3%
Terraced9.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat23%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.3% of households in the AB33 8FA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.4% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33.5% own outright and 33.8% with a mortgage.

AB33 8FA
67%
18%
Scotland
  • Owned67.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership2.3%0.9%
  • Private rented9.4%12.9%
  • Social rented18.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB33 8FAScotland
Owned outright33.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.4%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB33 8FAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.6%). 32.7% of households include dependent children.

AB33 8FAScotland
Living alone, under 6625.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over9.7%14.3%
Couple, no children14.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children24.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.1%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 AB33 8FA (Howe of Alford) (about 428 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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