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Housing in AB43 9LR

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

Neighbourhood
Fraserburgh Central-Academy
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
489 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (57.3%). Flats make up 67%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB43 9LRScotland
Detached3.7%23.9%
Semi-detached12.8%23.3%
Terraced15.6%18.2%
Purpose-built flat57.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.7% of households in the AB43 9LR area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 18.7% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 20.2% own outright and 12.5% with a mortgage.

AB43 9LR
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19%
47%
Scotland
  • Owned32.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented18.7%12.9%
  • Social rented46.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB43 9LRScotland
Owned outright20.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan12.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.8%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 65.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB43 9LRScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.9%). 7.2% of households include dependent children.

AB43 9LRScotland
Living alone, under 6634.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over31.2%14.3%
Couple, no children7.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children2.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 9LR (Fraserburgh Central-Academy) (about 489 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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