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Affluence in AB10 6AR

How AB10 6AR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Ferryhill South
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
902 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB10 6AR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB10 6AR area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

58.7% of adults in the AB10 6AR area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 18.8% are retired and 11.3% are full-time students.

AB10 6ARScotland
Employee, full-time44.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time8.3%11.5%
Self-employed6.2%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student11.3%8.8%
Retired18.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.7%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

42% of adults in the AB10 6AR area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB10 6ARScotland
Higher managerial & professional14.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional27.3%21.1%
Intermediate11.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.7%7.1%
Semi-routine10.6%11.2%
Routine7.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.3%6.8%
Full-time students11%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

46.3% of adults in the AB10 6AR area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 6.7% have no qualifications.

AB10 6ARScotland
Degree level or above46.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.5%7.6%
No qualifications6.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB10 6AR (Ferryhill South) (about 902 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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