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Housing in Aberdeen

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

Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Population
207,646 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.2%). Flats make up 53.4%, well above the 34.4% across Scotland.

AberdeenScotland
Detached8.9%23.9%
Semi-detached20.9%23.3%
Terraced16.5%18.2%
Purpose-built flat50.2%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

52.8% of households in Aberdeen own their home, below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 20.9% of households, well above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 27.2% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.

Aberdeen
53%
21%
24%
Scotland
  • Owned52.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership1.1%0.9%
  • Private rented20.9%12.9%
  • Social rented23.8%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.3%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

AberdeenScotland
Owned outright27.2%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan25.6%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.5%12.4%
Other private rented0.4%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

AberdeenScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.5%). 19.2% of households include dependent children.

AberdeenScotland
Living alone, under 6632.5%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.4%14.3%
Couple, no children17.2%17.4%
Couple with dependent children14%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.3%8.7%
Sharers and other households5.6%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

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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