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Housing in AB45 2FB

What the homes in AB45 2FB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Portsoy, Fordyce and Cornhill
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
808 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.3%). Flats make up 16.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB45 2FBScotland
Detached55.3%23.9%
Semi-detached25.1%23.3%
Terraced6.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat10.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.8% of households in the AB45 2FB area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.5% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 54.8% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.

AB45 2FB
74%
16%
Scotland
  • Owned73.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
  • Private rented4.5%12.9%
  • Social rented16.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.5%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB45 2FBScotland
Owned outright54.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan19%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.5%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 44.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB45 2FBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (24.8%). 12.8% of households include dependent children.

AB45 2FBScotland
Living alone, under 6620.8%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over24.8%14.3%
Couple, no children19.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over15%8.7%
Sharers and other households2%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 2FB (Portsoy, Fordyce and Cornhill) (about 808 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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