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Housing in AB42 0LS

What the homes in AB42 0LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cruden
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
629 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.4%). Flats make up 11.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB42 0LSScotland
Detached27.1%23.9%
Semi-detached49.4%23.3%
Terraced16.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat10.1%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

88.4% of households in the AB42 0LS area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.1% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 56.2% own outright and 32.2% with a mortgage.

AB42 0LS
88%
Scotland
  • Owned88.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented5.1%12.9%
  • Social rented9.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB42 0LSScotland
Owned outright56.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan32.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.1%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 40% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB42 0LSScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.3%). 11.9% of households include dependent children.

AB42 0LSScotland
Living alone, under 6619.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over18%14.3%
Couple, no children21.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.8%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 AB42 0LS (Cruden) (about 629 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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