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Housing in AB56 1FF

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

Neighbourhood
Buckie West, Buckpool and Mains of Buckie
Council
Moray
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
718 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.5%). Flats make up 5.8%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB56 1FFScotland
Detached17.3%23.9%
Semi-detached39.5%23.3%
Terraced38.3%18.2%
Purpose-built flat5.8%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.9% of households in the AB56 1FF area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.6% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 39.2% own outright and 30.7% with a mortgage.

AB56 1FF
70%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned69.9%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.9%0.9%
  • Private rented7.6%12.9%
  • Social rented24%22.5%
  • Lives rent free0.9%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB56 1FFScotland
Owned outright39.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan30.7%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.7%12.4%
Other private rented1.2%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB56 1FFScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19%). 24.6% of households include dependent children.

AB56 1FFScotland
Living alone, under 6619%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.7%14.3%
Couple, no children17.3%17.4%
Couple with dependent children18.7%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.5%8.7%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 AB56 1FF (Buckie West, Buckpool and Mains of Buckie) (about 718 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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