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Housing in AB42 1UP

What the homes in AB42 1UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Peterhead Harbour
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,128 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (70.6%). Flats make up 76.8%, more than double the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB42 1UPScotland
Detached4.2%23.9%
Semi-detached11.2%23.3%
Terraced9.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat70.6%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

17.7% of households in the AB42 1UP area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 17.9% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 11.4% own outright and 6.4% with a mortgage.

AB42 1UP
18%
18%
64%
Scotland
  • Owned17.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.9%
  • Private rented17.9%12.9%
  • Social rented63.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB42 1UPScotland
Owned outright11.4%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan6.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.9%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. 54.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB42 1UPScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (43.1%). 21.1% of households include dependent children.

AB42 1UPScotland
Living alone, under 6643.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10%14.3%
Couple, no children10.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children1.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children11%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 1UP (Peterhead Harbour) (about 1,128 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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