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Housing in AB53 8RF

What the homes in AB53 8RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fyvie-Rothie
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
424 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (39.3%). Flats make up 12.5%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB53 8RFScotland
Detached39.3%23.9%
Semi-detached31.2%23.3%
Terraced17.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat9.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.7%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.2% of households in the AB53 8RF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 31.7% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.

AB53 8RF
56%
31%
Scotland
  • Owned56.2%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.3%0.9%
  • Private rented10.7%12.9%
  • Social rented30.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB53 8RFScotland
Owned outright31.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan24.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.7%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.5% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB53 8RFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 19.6% of households include dependent children.

AB53 8RFScotland
Living alone, under 6625.9%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.2%14.3%
Couple, no children15.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children12.5%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.4%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 8RF (Fyvie-Rothie) (about 424 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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