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Housing in AB45 3WR

What the homes in AB45 3WR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gardenstown and King Edward
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
597 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (40.2%). Flats make up 8.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB45 3WRScotland
Detached40.2%23.9%
Semi-detached35.5%23.3%
Terraced16.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat5.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.3% of households in the AB45 3WR area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 49.8% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.

AB45 3WR
77%
Scotland
  • Owned77.3%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented9.7%12.9%
  • Social rented10%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB45 3WRScotland
Owned outright49.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan27.4%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.1% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB45 3WRScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.3%). 20.9% of households include dependent children.

AB45 3WRScotland
Living alone, under 6618.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over17.1%14.3%
Couple, no children19.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.9%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.8%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.6%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 3WR (Gardenstown and King Edward) (about 597 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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