Aberdeenshire Local Authority
Figures published by National Records of Scotland show that Aberdeenshire had 2,747 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.
• 2.24% of Aberdeenshire’s homes were long term empty in 2023, compared to 1.70% in Scotland as a whole.
• 72.37% (1,988) of Aberdeenshire’s long term empty homes have been empty for longer than one year.
• Aberdeenshire accounts for 7.03% of homes empty for more than 1 year in Scotland.
The EHO for Aberdeenshire:
Moira Simpson (01467 533027)
Please click on the map above to go to the Statistics.Gov.UK page for Aberdeenshire. 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 Zones | Number of LTE Homes | Increase or decrease 2022-2023 | % of Properties LTE | % of Ab LTE homes | % of AB homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterhead Harbour | 194 | -37 | 5.68% | 7.06% | 2.79% |
| Fraserburgh Harbour and Broadsea | 106 | +5 | 5.84% | 3.86% | 1.48% |
| East Cairngorms | 88 | -6 | 4.85% | 3.64% | 1.60% |
| Rosehearty and Strathbeg | 83 | +21 | 2.66% | 3.02% | 2.55% |
| Gardenstown and King Edward | 78 | +4 | 4.84% | 2.84% | 1.32% |
| Clashindarroch | 72 | +4 | 3.47% | 2.62% | 1.69% |
| Macduff | 67 | +10 | 3.41% | 2.44% | 1.60% |
| Cromar and Kildrummy | 65 | +8 | 3.29% | 2.37% | 1.61% |
| Inverurie South | 62 | -15 | 2.17% | 2.26% | 2.33% |
| Huntly | 62 | +9 | 2.73% | 2.26% | 1.86% |
| Howe of Alford | 60 | +13 | 1.96% | 2.18% | 2.50% |
| Aberchirder and Whitehills | 58 | +2 | 2.75% | 2.11% | 1.72% |
| Longside and Rattray | 57 | -4 | 1.64% | 2.07% | 2.83% |
| Ythsie | 57 | +13 | 2.05% | 2.07% | 2.27% |
| Stonehaven North | 56 | +1 | 2.17% | 2.04% | 2.11% |
| Stonehaven South | 56 | +6 | 2.27% | 2.04% | 2.01% |
| Portsoy, Fordyce and Cornhill | 55 | +11 | 3.21% | 2.00% | 1.40% |
| Ythanside | 55 | +12 | 2.56% | 2.00% | 1.75% |
| Aboyne and South Deeside | 54 | -9 | 2.25% | 1.97% | 1.96% |
| Cruden | 54 | -8 | 2.37% | 1.97% | 1.86% |
| Turriff | 54 | +4 | 2.30% | 1.97% | 1.92% |
| Dunecht, Durris and Drumoak | 52 | +10 | 2.33% | 1.89% | 1.82% |
| Fraserburgh Central- Academy | 51 | -1 | 3.79% | 1.86% | 1.10% |
| Banff | 51 | +5 | 2.43% | 1.86% | 1.71% |
| Deer and Mormond | 50 | +4 | 2.11% | 1.82% | 1.93% |
| Mearns North and Inverbervie | 50 | +11 | 2.00% | 1.82% | 2.04% |
| Fetteresso, Netherley and Catter | 49 | +19 | 2.01% | 1.78% | 1.99% |
| Crathes and Torphins | 47 | +2 | 2.30% | 1.71% | 1.67% |
| Inverurie North | 45 | +8 | 1.71% | 1.64% | 2.15% |
| Insch, Oyne and Ythanwells | 45 | +13 | 2.03% | 1.64% | 1.81% |
| Ellon East | 41 | +5 | 1.47% | 1.49% | 2.28% |
| Mearns and Laurencekirk | 40 | -6 | 1.94% | 1.46% | 1.68% |
| New Pitsligo | 38 | +7 | 2.60% | 1.38% | 1.19% |
| Balmedie and Potterton | 38 | +4 | 1.74% | 1.38% | 1.78% |
| Durno-Chapel of Garioch | 38 | +7 | 1.14% | 1.38% | 2.71% |
| Banchory- Devenick and Findon | 38 | +12 | 1.68% | 1.38% | 1.84% |
| Mearns South and Benholm | 37 | +3 | 1.86% | 1.35% | 1.62% |
| Fyvie- Rothie | 37 | +4 | 2.13% | 1.35% | 1.42% |
| Auchnagatt | 35 | -3 | 2.39% | 1.27% | 1.20% |
| Auchterless and Monquhitter | 32 | -1 | 2.65% | 1.16% | 0.99% |
| Peterhead Links | 32 | +13 | 1.72% | 1.16% | 1.52% |
| Peterhead Bay | 31 | -6 | 2.28% | 1.13% | 1.11% |
| Banchory West | 31 | +4 | 2.20% | 1.13% | 1.15% |
| Peterhead Ugieside | 31 | +6 | 1.64% | 1.13% | 1.55% |
| Westhill North and South | 30 | +6 | 1.56% | 1.09% | 1.57% |
| Newmachar and Fintray | 30 | +12 | 1.64% | 1.09% | 1.49% |
| Fraserburgh Smiddyhill | 27 | +1 | 1.65% | 0.98% | 1.34% |
| Fraserburgh Lochpots | 26 | +4 | 2.28% | 0.95% | 0.93% |
| Barrahill | 24 | -6 | 1.12% | 0.87% | 1.76% |
| Kintore | 23 | -5 | 0.97% | 0.84% | 1.93% |
| Westhill Central | 21 | 0 | 1.17% | 0.76% | 1.47% |
| Banchory East | 21 | +5 | 1.14% | 0.76% | 1.51% |
| Garlogie and Elrick | 19 | +3 | 1.27% | 0.69% | 1.22% |
| Blackburn | 18 | +6 | 1.38% | 0.66% | 1.06% |
| Mintlaw | 16 | -8 | 1.28% | 0.58% | 1.02% |
| Kemnay | 16 | +3 | 1.04% | 0.58% | 1.26% |
| Ellon West | 16 | +5 | 0.83% | 0.58% | 1.57% |
| Portlethen | 14 | -1 | 0.77% | 0.51% | 1.49% |
| Newtonhill | 14 | +3 | 1.16% | 0.51% | 0.98% |
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)