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Housing in AB45 1EF

What the homes in AB45 1EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Banff
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
574 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.4%). Flats make up 8.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB45 1EFScotland
Detached23.5%23.9%
Semi-detached38.4%23.3%
Terraced26.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat7.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.6% of households in the AB45 1EF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 2.3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 38.8% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.

AB45 1EF
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  • Owned59.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.6%0.9%
  • Private rented2.3%12.9%
  • Social rented30%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB45 1EFScotland
Owned outright38.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan20.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.3%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB45 1EFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.5%). 25.7% of households include dependent children.

AB45 1EFScotland
Living alone, under 6621.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over13%14.3%
Couple, no children16.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children8.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children10.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 AB45 1EF (Banff) (about 574 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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