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Housing in AB34 5FA

What the homes in AB34 5FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Aboyne and South Deeside
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
575 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (47%). Flats make up 1.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB34 5FAScotland
Detached47%23.9%
Semi-detached38.5%23.3%
Terraced12%18.2%
Purpose-built flat1.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.6% of households in the AB34 5FA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 6.4% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.9% own outright and 24.7% with a mortgage.

AB34 5FA
70%
21%
Scotland
  • Owned69.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.9%
  • Private rented6.4%12.9%
  • Social rented20.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB34 5FAScotland
Owned outright44.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.9%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB34 5FAScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.6%). 18.7% of households include dependent children.

AB34 5FAScotland
Living alone, under 6618%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.6%14.3%
Couple, no children17.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 AB34 5FA (Aboyne and South Deeside) (about 575 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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