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Housing in AB53 5PL

What the homes in AB53 5PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Auchterless and Monquhitter
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
511 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (87.1%). Flats make up 0.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB53 5PLScotland
Detached87.1%23.9%
Semi-detached11.4%23.3%
Terraced1%18.2%
Purpose-built flat0.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home1%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.1% of households in the AB53 5PL area own their home, well above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.9% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 54% own outright and 35.1% with a mortgage.

AB53 5PL
89%
Scotland
  • Owned89.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented9.9%12.9%
  • Social rented1.5%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB53 5PLScotland
Owned outright54%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan35.1%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%12.4%
Other private rented0.5%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 19.3% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB53 5PLScotland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (28.7%). 25.7% of households include dependent children.

AB53 5PLScotland
Living alone, under 666.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%14.3%
Couple, no children28.7%17.4%
Couple with dependent children23.8%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households4%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 5PL (Auchterless and Monquhitter) (about 511 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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