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Housing in AB45 2PS

What the homes in AB45 2PS 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
841 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (60.8%). Flats make up 9.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB45 2PSScotland
Detached17.2%23.9%
Semi-detached60.8%23.3%
Terraced10%18.2%
Purpose-built flat9.3%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.8% of households in the AB45 2PS area own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 4.3% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 36.6% own outright and 17.2% with a mortgage.

AB45 2PS
54%
39%
Scotland
  • Owned53.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.2%0.9%
  • Private rented4.3%12.9%
  • Social rented39%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB45 2PSScotland
Owned outright36.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan17.2%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.1%12.4%
Other private rented0.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB45 2PSScotland
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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 (22.5%). 23.2% of households include dependent children.

AB45 2PSScotland
Living alone, under 6622.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over20.1%14.3%
Couple, no children13.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children16.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.2%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 AB45 2PS (Portsoy, Fordyce and Cornhill) (about 841 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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