Living in Aberdeenshire
Living in Aberdeenshire, a local authority area in Scotland: its new homes, prices and builders, the neighbourhoods, schools and people, and what buying here costs, from today's listings and the official records.
- New homes for sale
- 125
- Developments
- 9
- Middle price
- £324,995
- Builders
- 6
Listings updated 12 Nov 2026
Park ViewScotia Homes
ChapeltonPlaces for People
Blairs, Majestic DeesideMuir HomesAbout Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is a council area in the north-east of Scotland. It covers the old counties of Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire, apart from the city of Aberdeen, which is a council area of its own, along with part of Banffshire. Angus and Perth and Kinross lie to the south and Highland and Moray to the west.
Peterhead and Fraserburgh are fishing ports, Inverurie is a market town where the Ury meets the Don, and Stonehaven was the county town of Kincardineshire. Westhill, Ellon, Banchory, Turriff and Huntly are among the other towns. Farming, fishing and forestry have long been the mainstays, joined in recent decades by oil and gas.
Dunnottar Castle, a medieval ruin on a cliff-bound headland about 2 miles south of Stonehaven, is where the Honours of Scotland were hidden from Cromwell's army. Balmoral Castle, near Crathie, was completed in 1856 after Prince Albert bought the estate, and is a royal residence. Crathes, Drum, Huntly and Kildrummy castles are among the others.
Inland, the area reaches into the Cairngorms National Park, and the rivers Dee, Don and Ythan run through it. The coast has cliffs and sandy beaches, with nature reserves at the Sands of Forvie, the Ythan Estuary and Fowlsheugh, a seabird cliff south of Stonehaven.
Many residents work in Aberdeen. Trains between Aberdeen and Dundee stop at Stonehaven, crossing the Glenury Viaduct, and the Inverness line serves Inverurie. The A90 passes Stonehaven heading south and runs north to Ellon, Peterhead and Fraserburgh, and Inverurie lies on the A96.
Written by NewHomeSearch and checked on 11 Nov 2026 against: Wikipedia: Aberdeenshire; Wikipedia: Dunnottar Castle; Wikipedia: Balmoral Castle; Wikipedia: Stonehaven; Wikipedia: Inverurie; Wikipedia: Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire in brief
Aberdeenshire has 125 new homes for sale today across 9 developments from 6 builders, priced from £224,950 to £690,000. The middle asking price is £324,995.
That middle price is 12% below Scotland's £367,475, across the new homes for sale in each.
3 more developments are coming soon: announced by their builders but not yet released for sale.
Where the new homes are
Every development with homes for sale in Aberdeenshire, at its lowest price, inside its boundary.
Boundaries from the ONS; map data from Ordnance Survey OS Open Zoomstack.
New homes in Aberdeenshire
4-bedroom homes are the most common, 46% of those for sale and 100% are houses. 27 homes came on the market in the last 30 days. Where the floor area is stated, the middle price is £259 a square foot.
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Chapelton
From£255,000
- 2-5 beds
- 723-2,260 sq ft
Development in Aberdeenshire AB39 8AB
Flooring, on 1 of 18 homes · 1 more
Places for People
Blairs, Majestic Deeside
From£235,000
- 2-5 beds
- 675-2,663 sq ft
Development in Aberdeenshire AB12 5WF
Muir Homes
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Osprey Heights
From£264,995
- 3-4 beds
Development in Aberdeenshire AB51 6BB
Deposit contribution, £16,749 builder-stated, on 0 of 24 homes · 6 more
Barratt Homes
Raemoir Park, Banchory
From£399,000
- 4-5 beds
- 2-4 baths
- 1,322-2,513 sq ft
Development in Aberdeenshire AB31 4EQ
Deposit contribution, 5% builder-stated, on 1 of 34 homes · 5 more
Cala HomesNew build prices in Aberdeenshire
The middle asking price of the homes for sale, by bedrooms and by kind of home.
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
Builders in Aberdeenshire
Scotia Homes has the most new homes for sale in Aberdeenshire: 33 homes across 2 developments, from £224,950. Persimmon Homes, Cala Homes and Places for People have the next most, of 6 builders in all.
- Scotia Homes2 developments33 homesFrom £224,950
- Persimmon Homes2 developments30 homesFrom £224,995
- Cala Homes2 developments18 homesFrom £365,000
- Places for People1 development18 homesFrom £255,000
- Muir Homes1 development15 homesFrom £235,000
- Barratt Homes1 development11 homesFrom £264,995
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
What buying in Aberdeenshire costs
At the middle asking price of £324,995, a home mover would pay £5,849 in LBTT and a first-time buyer £5,249, on the rates in force today. A 5% deposit on that price is £16,250 and a 10% deposit £32,500. 27 homes have a builder-stated incentive, most often deposit contribution, part exchange and stamp duty paid.
Before tax
What you could reachYour figures
Enter your income and deposit to see the price they could reach, and how many of the new homes for sale in Aberdeenshire are within it. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Illustration, not advice. Worked out with the rules and rates in force today, as the full tools do.
Everyday life near the new homes
What is within 1 mile of the 6 developments with the most homes.
Where to live in Aberdeenshire
The best place depends on what you need, so this compares rather than ranks: each neighbourhood and town with its new homes for sale today and their middle price.
Best places to live in Aberdeenshire? The neighbourhoods compared
Living in Aberdeenshire: your questions
Answered from today's listings and the official rules.
How many new homes are for sale in Aberdeenshire?
125 new homes are for sale in Aberdeenshire today, across 9 developments from 6 builders. 3 more developments are coming soon.
Is Aberdeenshire a good place to live?
That depends on what you need from a place, so this guide sets out the figures rather than a verdict. For a new home, Aberdeenshire has 125 new homes for sale across 9 developments, the middle asking price £324,995. The guide also shows the schools near the new homes and their Ofsted outcomes, the people from the census, recorded crime, the everyday places within reach and what buying costs here.
What is the average price of a new build home in Aberdeenshire?
The middle asking price of the new homes for sale in Aberdeenshire is £324,995, and the lowest is £224,950. By bedrooms: 2 bedrooms £229,975, 3 bedrooms £269,995, 4 bedrooms £344,995, 5+ bedrooms £565,000.
Which builders are building new homes in Aberdeenshire?
Scotia Homes, Persimmon Homes, Cala Homes, Places for People, Muir Homes and Barratt Homes have new homes for sale in Aberdeenshire today.
Which development in Aberdeenshire has the most homes for sale?
Park View by Scotia Homes, with 26 homes for sale from £254,950. Then Cairnton Rise by Persimmon Homes and Chapelton by Places for People.
How much is LBTT on a new build in Aberdeenshire?
On the middle asking price of £324,995, a home mover pays £5,849 and a first-time buyer £5,249, on the rates in force today.
Are there new build incentives in Aberdeenshire?
Yes: 27 homes for sale in Aberdeenshire have a builder-stated incentive, most often deposit contribution (12), part exchange (11) and stamp duty paid (7).
What are the best places to live in Aberdeenshire for new homes?
That depends on what you need from a place, so the guide compares its neighbourhoods rather than ranking them. By new homes for sale, the most are in East Garioch (46 homes, middle £309,995), North Kincardine (33 homes, middle £325,000), Inverurie and District (19 homes, middle £324,995). Of them, the lowest middle price is in East Garioch.
Which neighbourhoods in Aberdeenshire have new homes?
East Garioch (46), North Kincardine (33), Inverurie and District (19) and Mid Formartine (17) have the most new homes for sale, of 5 neighbourhoods with homes.