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Housing in AB43 9DE

What the homes in AB43 9DE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fraserburgh Harbour and Broadsea
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
943 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.7%). Flats make up 55.6%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB43 9DEScotland
Detached5.7%23.9%
Semi-detached12.8%23.3%
Terraced25.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat49.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home1.5%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.8% of households in the AB43 9DE area own their home, less than half the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 19.3% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 14.1% own outright and 11.7% with a mortgage.

AB43 9DE
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19%
50%
Scotland
  • Owned25.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.3%0.9%
  • Private rented19.3%12.9%
  • Social rented50.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB43 9DEScotland
Owned outright14.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan11.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.1%12.4%
Other private rented1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 63.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB43 9DEScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (50.5%). 15.9% of households include dependent children.

AB43 9DEScotland
Living alone, under 6650.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%14.3%
Couple, no children9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children9.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 AB43 9DE (Fraserburgh Harbour and Broadsea) (about 943 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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