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Housing in AB51 5SL

What the homes in AB51 5SL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Inverurie - Harlaw
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,209 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (81.8%). Flats make up 2.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB51 5SLScotland
Detached81.8%23.9%
Semi-detached13.4%23.3%
Terraced1.7%18.2%
Purpose-built flat2.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

93.6% of households in the AB51 5SL area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 3.9% of households, less than half the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 40.5% own outright and 53.1% with a mortgage.

AB51 5SL
94%
Scotland
  • Owned93.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented3.9%12.9%
  • Social rented0.6%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.4%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB51 5SLScotland
Owned outright40.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan53.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.4%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 15.9% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB51 5SLScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (37.7%). 40.8% of households include dependent children.

AB51 5SLScotland
Living alone, under 6610.3%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over7%14.3%
Couple, no children22.6%17.4%
Couple with dependent children37.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.7%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 5SL (Inverurie - Harlaw) (about 1,209 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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