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Housing in AB54 7JS

What the homes in AB54 7JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rural Keith and Strathisla
Council
Moray
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
550 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (78.4%). Flats make up 1.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB54 7JSScotland
Detached78.4%23.9%
Semi-detached17.1%23.3%
Terraced1.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat0.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home1.9%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.8% of households in the AB54 7JS area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, broadly in line with the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 52.8% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.

AB54 7JS
79%
12%
Scotland
  • Owned78.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0%0.9%
  • Private rented12.3%12.9%
  • Social rented6.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free3.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB54 7JSScotland
Owned outright52.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan26%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.5%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB54 7JSScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.4%). 17.1% of households include dependent children.

AB54 7JSScotland
Living alone, under 6617.1%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.7%14.3%
Couple, no children23.4%17.4%
Couple with dependent children15.6%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6%
Lone parent with dependent children1.5%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.4%8.7%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 AB54 7JS (Rural Keith and Strathisla) (about 550 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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