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Housing in AB54 8EB

What the homes in AB54 8EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Huntly
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
760 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (45.5%). Flats make up 23.7%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB54 8EBScotland
Detached45.5%23.9%
Semi-detached18.9%23.3%
Terraced11.4%18.2%
Purpose-built flat20.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.7% of households in the AB54 8EB area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 9.6% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 49.7% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.

AB54 8EB
68%
19%
Scotland
  • Owned67.7%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.3%0.9%
  • Private rented9.6%12.9%
  • Social rented18.7%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB54 8EBScotland
Owned outright49.7%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan17.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%12.4%
Other private rented0.8%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 50% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB54 8EBScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (28.8%). 12.6% of households include dependent children.

AB54 8EBScotland
Living alone, under 6619.2%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over28.8%14.3%
Couple, no children16.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children10.4%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households0.5%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 8EB (Huntly) (about 760 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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