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Housing in AB43 9SU

What the homes in AB43 9SU 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
785 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (55.8%). Flats make up 14.2%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB43 9SUScotland
Detached15.2%23.9%
Semi-detached55.8%23.3%
Terraced14.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat11.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.4% of households in the AB43 9SU area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 43.9% own outright and 14.5% with a mortgage.

AB43 9SU
58%
30%
Scotland
  • Owned58.4%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented8.9%12.9%
  • Social rented29.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB43 9SUScotland
Owned outright43.9%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan14.5%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 43.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB43 9SUScotland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.1%). 26.1% of households include dependent children.

AB43 9SUScotland
Living alone, under 6621.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over22.1%14.3%
Couple, no children12.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children9.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 9SU (Fraserburgh Harbour and Broadsea) (about 785 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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