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Affluence in AB12 3PT

How AB12 3PT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cove South
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
760 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB12 3PT is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB12 3PT 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

56.3% of adults in the AB12 3PT area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 28% are retired and 3.4% are full-time students.

AB12 3PTScotland
Employee, full-time41.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.3%11.5%
Self-employed4.4%7.4%
Unemployed2.5%1.9%
Full-time student3.4%8.8%
Retired28%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.5%5.2%
Other2.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

32.2% of adults in the AB12 3PT area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB12 3PTScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional22.4%21.1%
Intermediate13%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.2%7.1%
Semi-routine12.3%11.2%
Routine16.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.4%6.8%
Full-time students4.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23% of adults in the AB12 3PT area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 16.5% have no qualifications.

AB12 3PTScotland
Degree level or above23%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship13.2%7.6%
No qualifications16.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB12 3PT (Cove South) (about 760 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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