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Affluence in AB12 4AJ

How AB12 4AJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Fetteresso, Netherley and Catter
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,826 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB12 4AJ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB12 4AJ 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

79.1% of adults in the AB12 4AJ area are in work, well above the Scotland average of 55%. 4.1% are retired and 6.4% are full-time students.

AB12 4AJScotland
Employee, full-time56.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.5%11.5%
Self-employed8.5%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.4%8.8%
Retired4.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.7%5.2%
Other2.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

47.8% of adults in the AB12 4AJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB12 4AJScotland
Higher managerial & professional18.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional29.2%21.1%
Intermediate14.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.4%7.1%
Semi-routine7.7%11.2%
Routine5.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.6%6.8%
Full-time students7.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

47.3% of adults in the AB12 4AJ area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 2.3% have no qualifications.

AB12 4AJScotland
Degree level or above47.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent16.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship6%7.6%
No qualifications2.3%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 4AJ (Fetteresso, Netherley and Catter) (about 1,826 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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