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Housing in AB43 7BD

What the homes in AB43 7BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cairnbulg/Inverallochy and Memsie
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
736 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (85.3%). Flats make up 0%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB43 7BDScotland
Detached85.3%23.9%
Semi-detached12.1%23.3%
Terraced1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat0%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.1% of households in the AB43 7BD area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 5.8% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 55.3% own outright and 33.9% with a mortgage.

AB43 7BD
89%
Scotland
  • Owned89.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1%0.9%
  • Private rented5.8%12.9%
  • Social rented1.9%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB43 7BDScotland
Owned outright55.3%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan33.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB43 7BDScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.3%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

AB43 7BDScotland
Living alone, under 668%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.5%14.3%
Couple, no children24.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children23.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.3%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 AB43 7BD (Cairnbulg/Inverallochy and Memsie) (about 736 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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