Housing in AB42 3PH
What the homes in AB42 3PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Longside and Rattray South
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,669 (2024)
AB42 3PHAberdeenshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (69.2%). Flats make up 0.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
98% of households in the AB42 3PH area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 52.8% own outright and 45.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned98%62.4%
- Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
- Private rented2%12.9%
- Social rented1.2%22.5%
- Lives rent free0.8%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 19.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28%). 29.6% 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 AB42 3PH (Longside and Rattray South) (about 2,669 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.