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Housing in AB35 5PG

What the homes in AB35 5PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
East Cairngorms
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
821 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (41.6%). Flats make up 9.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB35 5PGScotland
Detached41.6%23.9%
Semi-detached37.2%23.3%
Terraced13.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat6.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.3% of households in the AB35 5PG area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 45.6% own outright and 13.7% with a mortgage.

AB35 5PG
59%
29%
Scotland
  • Owned59.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented8%12.9%
  • Social rented29.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB35 5PGScotland
Owned outright45.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan13.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 47.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB35 5PGScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (26.3%). 11.7% of households include dependent children.

AB35 5PGScotland
Living alone, under 6620.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over26.3%14.3%
Couple, no children16.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.4%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 AB35 5PG (East Cairngorms) (about 821 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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