Although Aberdeen is an important center for commerce, education, industry, and tourism in Scotland, it is also one of the country's largest cities.

As such, Aberdeen has several desirable neighborhoods to which Scottish citizens, as well as expatriates from other countries, are moving.

The focus of this portion of our guide is on commercial, industrial, and residential real estate sales, as well as long-term rentals. While short-term rentals, such as hotels and vacation stays, would be listed in the Places to Stay category, this area is for long-term rentals, such as home rentals, apartments, condominiums, flats, senior citizen residential facilities, and student housing.

Housing in Aberdeen ranges from Victorian and Edwardian villas to detached or semi-detached homes, to tenement and terraced properties, many of which are built from the traditional granite that made Aberdeen famous. Buses run steadily, with regular routes to and from the city centre to the surrounding residential neighborhoods.

Like many other large cities, Aberdeen is made up of different parts, many of which were once separate towns and villages, but which now exist as neighborhoods with their own histories and culture, distinct from one another.

First, there is Old Aberdeen. Situated just north of the city centre, along the coast, Old Aberdeen was originally a separate burgh of barony, erected in 1489, and combined with Aberdeen in 1891. Isolated at the edge of the city for many years, housing developments have since filled in the space between Aberdeen and Old Aberdeen. The neighborhood is known for its ancient buildings, quaint streets, and sculpture, although it also houses the main campus of the University of Aberdeen.

The Hazlehead neighborhood is slightly south and west of the city centre. Originally a council estate, much of the area has since become privately owned. When the suburbs were developed, large areas of free space were left between the houses and tower blocks, and it also includes Hazlehead Park, a 180-hectare public park.

Northwest of the city centre is the Rosemount neighborhood, which includes Rosemount Place and the surrounding residential area. The homes in Rosemount are largely Victorian, with granite tenement blocks. Rosemount Street is a very busy street lined with small shops, including traditional butchers, fishmongers, cheese shops, and bakeries.

Southeast of Rosemount is Gilcomston, part of the city centre. Also known as the Granite Mile, property prices are higher here than in the surrounding areas, and most of the available housing units are flats and apartments.

Known locally as Fittie, the Footdee neighborhood is an old fishing village at the east end of Aberdeen Harbour. Its name is derived from its location at the foot of the River Dee. People have lived in Footdee since Medieval times, and there are references to the village as Fittie as early as 1398, although the original village was slightly north of its current location. Today, the neighborhood is still home to fishermen and their families, but these are no longer the majority of its residents.

Ruthrieston is an affluent suburb in the West End of Aberdeen, and includes a variety of housing styles, from one-bedroom flats to terraced and detached homes.

Southwest of the city centre, on the north side of the River Dee, and northwest of the Bridge of Dee is the Garthdee neighborhood, home to Robert Gordons University. While students make up a large portion of its residents, there are families there as well.

Cove Bay is along the coast at the extreme south side of the city. Although part of Aberdeen, it has more of a village atmosphere, although all of the necessary amenities are nearby, and the neighborhood is connected to the city centre by an active bus route.

Further inland, along the banks of the River Dee, on the southern end of the city is the Cults neighborhood. Originally two distinct communities of its own (West Cults and Cults), Cults once had two railway stations, by those names, on the Royal Deeside Railway line. The railbed has since been converted into a cycle path and walkway. Cults is also an affluent neighborhood that includes large granite homes and modern flats.

These are a few of Aberdeen's most prominent neighborhoods, although there are several others, some of which are historically separate settlements that have been absorbed by Aberdeen's expanding city limits.

Websites representing Aberdeen real estate agencies and professionals, property management companies, and long-term rentals or leases within the city are the focus of this category.

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