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Aberdeen City Local Authority

Figures published by National Records of Scotland show that Aberdeen City had 5,631 long-term empty homes in 2023. The map and table below shows how these long term empty homes are distributed across the Local Authority area.


• 4.53% of Aberdeen City’s homes were long term empty in 2023, compared to 1.70% in Scotland as a whole.

• 46.44% (2,615) of Aberdeen City long term empty homes have been empty for longer than one year. 

• Aberdeen City accounts for 9.25% of homes empty for more than 1 year in Scotland.


The EHOs for Aberdeen City:

Thomas Cairns (01224045140)

Kylie Higgins (01224045140)

[email protected]


Please click on the map above to go to the Statistics.Gov.UK page for Aberdeen City. You can find out the location of each of the Intermediate Data Zones by clicking on 2011 Intermediate Zones under Locations on that page

Intermediate Data ZonesNumber of LTE HomesIncrease or decrease 2022-2023% of Property LTE% of Aberdeen LTE Homes% of Aberdeen Homes
1City Centre West463013.50%8.22%2.76%
2George Street356-337.08%6.32%4.04%
3Garthdee298+13010.45%5.29%2.29%
4Rosemount276-247.31%4.90%3.04%
5Seaton233-736.86%4.14%2.73%
6Froghall, Powis and Sunnybank233-127.48%4.14%2.50%
7Torry West219-296.51%3.89%2.71%
8West End South204-175.59%3.62%2.93%
9Ferryhill North192-236.30%3.41%2.45%
10Hanover North191-377.49%3.39%2.05%
11Hanover South185+48.17%3.29%1.82%
12Woodside171+37.15%3.04%1.92%
13Stockethill165+175.72%2.93%2.32%
14Tillydrone163-135.39%2.89%2.43%
15Hilton156-174.57%2.77%2.74%
16Torry East144+146.06%2.56%1.91%
17City Centre East137-317.28%2.43%1.51%
18Ferryhill South120+94.49%2.13%2.15%
19Old Aberdeen109-135.56%1.94%1.58%
20Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield East107-434.48%1.90%1.92%
21Ashgrove100-284.26%1.78%1.89%
22Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield North86+83.51%1.53%1.97%
23Hazlehead85+152.73%1.51%2.50%
24Bucksburn South83+42.83%1.47%2.36%
25Midstocket83-123.43%1.47%1.95%
26Mastrick73+193.14%1.30%1.87%
27Northfield70+283.09%1.24%1.82%
28Kincorth, Leggart and Nigg North69+133.53%1.23%1.57%
29Bucksburn North68-22.16%1.21%2.53%
30Dyce67+132.68%1.19%2.01%
31Heathryfold and Middlefield65+92.97%1.15%1.76%
32Culter64+172.68%1.14%1.92%
33Kincorth, Leggart and Nigg South63+62.39%1.12%2.12%
34Summerhill62+32.89%1.10%1.72%
35Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber East61+72.28%1.08%2.16%
36West End North60-293.54%1.07%1.36%
37Sheddocksley59+192.43%1.05%1.95%
38Kingswell45+31.58%0.80%2.30%
39Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield South41+82.22%0.73%1.49%
40Cove North41+142.14%0.73%1.54%
41Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber West38+81.64%0.67%1.86%
42Balgownie and Donmouth West38+102.10%0.67%1.45%
43Danestone35-61.94%0.62%1.45%
44Oldmachar West31-61.31%0.55%1.91%
45Cummings park28+91.85%0.50%1.22%
46Denmore26-11.43%0.46%1.46%
47Balgownie and Donmouth East22-41.71%0.39%1.03%
48Cove South19+11.11%0.34%1.38%
49Oldmachar East17-10.86%0.30%1.59%

Where the % of homes is lower than % of long term empty homes, it indicates areas with above average levels of empty homes.


Sources

Small Area Statistics on Households and Dwellings | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)

Housing statistics: Empty properties and second homes – gov.scot (www.gov.scot)