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Housing in AB56 1SU

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

Neighbourhood
Buckie Central East
Council
Moray
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
672 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.4%). Flats make up 7.1%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.

AB56 1SUScotland
Detached43.4%23.9%
Semi-detached41.8%23.3%
Terraced8.8%18.2%
Purpose-built flat4.4%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.1% of households in the AB56 1SU area own their home, above the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 49.5% own outright and 34.6% with a mortgage.

AB56 1SU
84%
Scotland
  • Owned84.1%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.9%
  • Private rented11%12.9%
  • Social rented3.3%22.5%
  • Lives rent free2.7%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AB56 1SUScotland
Owned outright49.5%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan34.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.9%12.4%
Other private rented1.1%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AB56 1SUScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.1%). 27.5% of households include dependent children.

AB56 1SUScotland
Living alone, under 6613.7%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%14.3%
Couple, no children23.1%17.4%
Couple with dependent children23.1%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.6%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.7%8.7%
Sharers and other households1.6%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 1SU (Buckie Central East) (about 672 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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