PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Aberdeen City

Affluence in AB12 4RN

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

Neighbourhood
Banchory-Devenick and Findon
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
915 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB12 4RN is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB12 4RN area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

66.7% of adults in the AB12 4RN area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 14% are retired and 6.1% are full-time students.

AB12 4RNScotland
Employee, full-time44.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.5%
Self-employed9%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student6.1%8.8%
Retired14%23.3%
Looking after home or family3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.1%5.2%
Other2.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.3% of adults in the AB12 4RN area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB12 4RNScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.6%21.1%
Intermediate13%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical9.3%7.1%
Semi-routine13.9%11.2%
Routine13.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.3%6.8%
Full-time students6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.4% of adults in the AB12 4RN area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 11% have no qualifications.

AB12 4RNScotland
Degree level or above25.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.9%7.6%
No qualifications11%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 4RN (Banchory-Devenick and Findon) (about 915 residents).

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

Explore

Look up another area