Housing in AB53 8EA
What the homes in AB53 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- New Pitsligo
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 763 (2024)
AB53 8EAAberdeenshire
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (80.9%). Flats make up 0.9%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
84.6% of households in the AB53 8EA area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 53.6% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.6%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented7%12.9%
- Social rented6.4%22.5%
- Lives rent free2.6%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (29.9%). 23.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB53 8EA (New Pitsligo) (about 763 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.