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Housing in AB39 2BD

What the homes in AB39 2BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stonehaven North
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
781 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.2%). Flats make up 59.8%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB39 2BDScotland
Detached8.6%23.9%
Semi-detached13.5%23.3%
Terraced19.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat50.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.1%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.7% of households in the AB39 2BD area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 15.9% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 35.9% own outright and 18.8% with a mortgage.

AB39 2BD
55%
16%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned54.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.8%0.9%
  • Private rented15.9%12.9%
  • Social rented27.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB39 2BDScotland
Owned outright35.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan18.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 62.2% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB39 2BDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.7%). 11.8% of households include dependent children.

AB39 2BDScotland
Living alone, under 6632.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over29.4%14.3%
Couple, no children13.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children8.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%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 AB39 2BD (Stonehaven North) (about 781 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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