Housing in AB39 2LY
What the homes in AB39 2LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stonehaven South
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 816 (2024)
AB39 2LYAberdeenshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.7%). Flats make up 44.2%, above the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
42.9% of households in the AB39 2LY area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.8% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 22.2% own outright and 20.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.9%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented10.8%12.9%
- Social rented45%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.3%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.7%). 28.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB39 2LY (Stonehaven South) (about 816 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.