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Housing in AB56 1BF

What the homes in AB56 1BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Buckie Central East
Council
Moray
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
704 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.5%). Flats make up 28.8%, below the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB56 1BFScotland
Detached18.3%23.9%
Semi-detached42.5%23.3%
Terraced9.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat25.5%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.5% of households in the AB56 1BF area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.5% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 34.1% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.

AB56 1BF
56%
36%
Scotland
  • Owned56.5%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.9%
  • Private rented7.5%12.9%
  • Social rented35.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB56 1BFScotland
Owned outright34.1%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan22.3%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.9%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. 45.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB56 1BFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.5%). 22.8% of households include dependent children.

AB56 1BFScotland
Living alone, under 6625.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over19.6%14.3%
Couple, no children16.9%17.4%
Couple with dependent children17.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.2%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 AB56 1BF (Buckie Central East) (about 704 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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