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Housing in AB43 9LY

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

Neighbourhood
Fraserburgh Central-Academy
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
726 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.8%). Flats make up 18.6%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB43 9LYScotland
Detached5.8%23.9%
Semi-detached47.8%23.3%
Terraced27.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat17.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.3% of households in the AB43 9LY area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 33% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.

AB43 9LY
58%
27%
Scotland
  • Owned58.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented10.7%12.9%
  • Social rented27%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.6%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB43 9LYScotland
Owned outright33%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB43 9LYScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.2%). 21.4% of households include dependent children.

AB43 9LYScotland
Living alone, under 6623.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over15.4%14.3%
Couple, no children15.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children13.3%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.2%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 9LY (Fraserburgh Central-Academy) (about 726 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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