Aberdeen City Local Authority
Please note, this report uses the definition of “long term empty” (LTE) used by National Records Scotland (NRS): “homes empty for 6+ months (and liable for council tax).” Figures published by NRS show that Aberdeen City had 5,936* LTE homes in 2024. The table below shows how these LTE homes are distributed across the Local Authority area.
• 4.71% of Aberdeen’s homes were LTE in 2024, compared to 1.80% in Scotland as a whole.
• 48.46% (2,807) of Aberdeen’s empty homes have been empty for longer than one year**.
• Aberdeen City accounts for 8.88% of homes empty for more than 1 year in Scotland.
Aberdeen City’s Empty Homes Officers:
Thomas Cairns
Alison Black
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 Zone | # of LTE Homes | Change 2023-2024 | % of Property LTE | % of Aberdeen's LTE homes | % of Aberdeen Homes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Centre West | 393 | -70 | 10.90% | 6.62% | 2.86% |
| 2 | Rosemount | 325 | +49 | 8.54% | 5.48% | 3.02% |
| 3 | George Street | 296 | -60 | 5.89% | 4.99% | 3.99% |
| 4 | Torry West | 244 | +25 | 7.24% | 4.11% | 2.68% |
| 5 | Torry East | 229 | +85 | 9.62% | 3.86% | 1.89% |
| 6 | Froghall, Powis and Sunnybank | 226 | -7 | 7.25% | 3.81% | 2.47% |
| 7 | West End South | 211 | +7 | 5.77% | 3.55% | 2.90% |
| 8 | Ferryhill North | 198 | +6 | 6.50% | 3.34% | 2.42% |
| 9 | Hanover North | 198 | +7 | 7.77% | 3.34% | 2.02% |
| 10 | Tillydrone | 192 | +29 | 6.09% | 3.23% | 2.50% |
| 11 | Hanover South | 189 | +4 | 8.33% | 3.18% | 1.80% |
| 12 | Seaton | 187 | -46 | 5.50% | 3.15% | 2.70% |
| 13 | Hilton | 170 | +14 | 4.98% | 2.86% | 2.71% |
| 14 | Stockethill | 164 | -1 | 5.68% | 2.76% | 2.29% |
| 15 | Woodside | 160 | -11 | 6.43% | 2.70% | 1.98% |
| 16 | City Centre East | 152 | +15 | 8.13% | 2.56% | 1.48% |
| 17 | Garthdee | 135 | -163 | 4.73% | 2.27% | 2.26% |
| 18 | Old Aberdeen | 134 | +25 | 6.83% | 2.26% | 1.56% |
| 19 | Ferryhill South | 130 | +10 | 4.86% | 2.19% | 2.12% |
| 20 | Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield East | 128 | +21 | 5.34% | 2.16% | 1.90% |
| 21 | Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield North | 106 | +20 | 4.32% | 1.79% | 1.95% |
| 22 | Ashgrove | 105 | +5 | 4.41% | 1.77% | 1.89% |
| 23 | Hazlehead | 101 | +16 | 3.19% | 1.70% | 2.51% |
| 24 | Mastrick | 95 | +22 | 4.08% | 1.60% | 1.85% |
| 25 | Kincorth, Leggart and Nigg South | 87 | +24 | 3.24% | 1.47% | 3.13% |
| 26 | Bucksburn South | 87 | +4 | 2.94% | 1.47% | 2.35% |
| 27 | Bucksburn North | 85 | +17 | 2.66% | 1.43% | 2.53% |
| 28 | Heathryfold and Middlefield | 83 | +18 | 3.79% | 1.40% | 1.74% |
| 29 | Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber East | 81 | +20 | 3.01% | 1.36% | 2.14% |
| 30 | Culter | 76 | +12 | 3.14% | 1.28% | 1.92% |
| 31 | West End North | 75 | +15 | 4.40% | 1.26% | 1.35% |
| 32 | Midstocket | 71 | -12 | 2.91% | 1.20% | 1.94% |
| 33 | Sheddocksley | 71 | +12 | 2.92% | 1.20% | 1.93% |
| 34 | Kincorth, Leggart and Nigg North | 67 | -2 | 3.43% | 1.13% | 1.55% |
| 35 | Dyce | 67 | 0 | 2.67% | 1.13% | 1.99% |
| 36 | Summerhill | 64 | +2 | 2.62% | 1.08% | 1.94% |
| 37 | Northfield | 64 | -6 | 2.83% | 1.08% | 1.80% |
| 38 | Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield South | 56 | +15 | 3.03% | 0.94% | 1.47% |
| 39 | Denmore | 56 | +30 | 2.69% | 0.94% | 1.65% |
| 40 | Balgownie and Donmouth West | 53 | +15 | 2.94% | 0.89% | 1.43% |
| 41 | Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber West | 51 | +13 | 2.12% | 0.86% | 1.91% |
| 42 | Kingswell | 48 | +3 | 1.64% | 0.81% | 2.32% |
| 43 | Oldmachar West | 44 | +13 | 1.77% | 0.74% | 1.97% |
| 44 | Cove North | 40 | -1 | 1.98% | 0.67% | 1.61% |
| 45 | Danestone | 40 | +5 | 2.16% | 0.67% | 1.47% |
| 46 | Cummings Park | 34 | +6 | 2.25% | 0.57% | 1.20% |
| 47 | Balgownie and Donmouth East | 28 | +6 | 2.15% | 0.47% | 1.04% |
| 48 | Cove South | 27 | +8 | 1.56% | 0.45% | 1.38% |
| 49 | Oldmachar East | 13 | -4 | 0.68% | 0.22% | 1.51% |
Where the % of homes is lower than % of LTE homes, it indicates areas with above average levels of empty homes.
For a full version of this report please contact the partnership’s data analyst at [email protected]
*This differs from the 6+ month empty figure published by Scottish Gov for Aberdeen City- 5,793
**According to data published by SG
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