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Housing in AB51 3SU

What the homes in AB51 3SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Inverurie North
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
928 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.7%). Flats make up 19.1%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB51 3SUScotland
Detached21.9%23.9%
Semi-detached56.7%23.3%
Terraced3.2%18.2%
Purpose-built flat18.9%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.5% of households in the AB51 3SU area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.7% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 41.6% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.

AB51 3SU
65%
26%
Scotland
  • Owned65.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.9%
  • Private rented7.7%12.9%
  • Social rented26.4%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB51 3SUScotland
Owned outright41.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan23.8%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.7%12.4%
Other private rented0.9%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 40.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB51 3SUScotland
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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%). 15.9% of households include dependent children.

AB51 3SUScotland
Living alone, under 6618.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over22.1%14.3%
Couple, no children17.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children11.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.1%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 AB51 3SU (Inverurie North) (about 928 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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