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AB10 1SL area guide

Who lives in AB10 1SL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: City Centre West
Council: Aberdeen City
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 964 (2024)

AB10 1SLAberdeen City

At a glance

What AB10 1SL is like

AB10 1SL is a postcode in the City Centre West area of Aberdeen City. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 964 people. 27.4% of households own their home, 38.3% rent privately and 29.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 53.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB10 1SL compares

Headline figures for AB10 1SL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

67per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Aberdeen City a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 101 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

12 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB10 1SL differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
38.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
23% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
36.1% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

AB10 1SL FAQs

Is AB10 1SL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is AB10 1SL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Aberdeen City recorded 67 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in AB10 1SL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 13.8% of residents. 27.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (87.8%).

Which council covers AB10 1SL?

The local authority for AB10 1SL is Aberdeen City.

AB10 1SL comes under Aberdeen City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB10 1SL?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 101 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Aberdeen Rail Station, 0.4 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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