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AB12 3BD area guide

Who lives in AB12 3BD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Cove North
Council: Aberdeen City
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 954 (2024)

AB12 3BDAberdeen City

At a glance

What AB12 3BD is like

AB12 3BD is a postcode in the Cove North area of Aberdeen City. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 954 people. 40.7% of households own their home, 11.4% rent privately and 47.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 0–4, and 66.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB12 3BD compares

Headline figures for AB12 3BD, 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 27 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB12 3BD differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
26.6% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
47.9% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.

Questions

AB12 3BD FAQs

Is AB12 3BD 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is AB12 3BD 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 AB12 3BD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 0–4, at 13.7% of residents. 40.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (83.9%).

Which council covers AB12 3BD?

The local authority for AB12 3BD is Aberdeen City.

AB12 3BD comes under Aberdeen City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB12 3BD?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 27 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Aberdeen Rail Station, 1.6 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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