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Housing in AB43 9PP

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

Neighbourhood
Fraserburgh Central-Academy
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
540 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.3%). Flats make up 49%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB43 9PPScotland
Detached17.4%23.9%
Semi-detached28.2%23.3%
Terraced6.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat41.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.1% of households in the AB43 9PP area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.4% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.6% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.

AB43 9PP
58%
30%
Scotland
  • Owned58.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented9.4%12.9%
  • Social rented30.2%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB43 9PPScotland
Owned outright34.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.3%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 50.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB43 9PPScotland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.2%). 14.4% of households include dependent children.

AB43 9PPScotland
Living alone, under 6628.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.8%14.3%
Couple, no children13.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.7%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 9PP (Fraserburgh Central-Academy) (about 540 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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