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Housing in AB53 4FA

What the homes in AB53 4FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Turriff
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
917 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34%). Flats make up 26.5%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB53 4FAScotland
Detached9.8%23.9%
Semi-detached34%23.3%
Terraced28.1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat22.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.6% of households in the AB53 4FA area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 13.6% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 31.6% own outright and 25% with a mortgage.

AB53 4FA
57%
14%
29%
Scotland
  • Owned56.6%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented13.6%12.9%
  • Social rented29.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB53 4FAScotland
Owned outright31.6%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%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. 46% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB53 4FAScotland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.6%). 17.3% of households include dependent children.

AB53 4FAScotland
Living alone, under 6623.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over21.6%14.3%
Couple, no children16.5%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 AB53 4FA (Turriff) (about 917 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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