Renting in Aberdeen

Average Rent in Aberdeen

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The average rent in Aberdeen is £700/mo, with 3,683 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Aberdeen rental appears.

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Renting in Aberdeen

What it costs to rent in Aberdeen

Aberdeen currently has 3,683 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £700 a month. 182 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 8% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is AB42 at around £210/mo, while AB13 sits nearer £2,198/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Aberdeen rental market at a glance

3,683

Active rentals in Aberdeen

£700/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Aberdeen

Median monthly rent, based on 3,683 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£575/mo	1215
2 bed	£775/mo	1500
3 bed	£1,150/mo	407
4+ bed	£1,750/mo	232
Room	£450/mo	233

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Aberdeen rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Aberdeen. Latest: £860/mo (Mar 26, +2.2% YoY).

Latest

£860

Mar 26

Annual

+2.2%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£689

Apr 21

Total change

+25%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Aberdeen

92% of Aberdeen premises can already get full-fibre and 92% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

92%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

92%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

472 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
92%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Aberdeen City), July 2025, covering 124,861 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Property types

What’s on offer in Aberdeen

Flats & apartments

2675

85% of listings

Houses

235

7% of listings

Rooms

233

7% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Aberdeen — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 37% of the 241 houses currently advertised in Aberdeen.

Terraced
37%90
Semi-detached
31%74
Detached
25%60
Other house
5%11
Bungalow
2%6

Rent by postcode

Where Aberdeen rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 3,392 live listings in 14 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Aberdeen

1AB13£2,198/mo6 rentals
2AB15£1,095/mo226 rentals
3AB22£825/mo44 rentals

Cheapest in Aberdeen

1AB42£210/mo7 rentals
2AB10£670/mo564 rentals
3AB25£670/mo581 rentals

Features · Aberdeen

Garden, parking, and floor area in Aberdeen

Live signal across 3,683 Aberdeen rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

75%

of 761 Aberdeen listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

87%

of 1,074 Aberdeen listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Aberdeen

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Aberdeen has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 17 of 17 postcode districts analysed, the median was 0 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Aberdeen is Anti-social behaviour.

Crime overview

0 crimes per area (median)
17 of 17 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0 incidents recorded

Aberdeen ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Aberdeen

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Old Aberdeen has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Aberdeen.

Old Aberdeen
No data available this month · pop. ~8,000
0.0
per 1k
Rosemount
No data available this month · pop. ~11,000
0.0
per 1k
Ferryhill
No data available this month · pop. ~9,000
0.0
per 1k
Bridge of Don
No data available this month · pop. ~22,000
0.0
per 1k
Mannofield
No data available this month · pop. ~10,000
0.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Aberdeen listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Aberdeen.

Rightmove

1918

OpenRent

964

PrimeLocation

372

SpareRoom

233

OnTheMarket

196

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Frequently asked

Renting in Aberdeen — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Aberdeen?

The median rent in Aberdeen is £700/month based on 3683 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Aberdeen?

There are currently 3683 rental properties available in Aberdeen, with 182 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Aberdeen safe for renters?

Aberdeen has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 0 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Aberdeen?

The most commonly reported crime category in Aberdeen is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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