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Affluence in AB12 4UU

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

Neighbourhood
Portlethen
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
711 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB12 4UU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB12 4UU area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
10.0/ 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

56.5% of adults in the AB12 4UU area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 32.7% are retired and 5.6% are full-time students.

AB12 4UUScotland
Employee, full-time37.7%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.2%11.5%
Self-employed7.6%7.4%
Unemployed0.3%1.9%
Full-time student5.6%8.8%
Retired32.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.7%5.2%
Other1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

34.7% of adults in the AB12 4UU area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB12 4UUScotland
Higher managerial & professional13%12%
Lower managerial & professional21.7%21.1%
Intermediate15.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed9.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.6%7.1%
Semi-routine11.5%11.2%
Routine11.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.7%6.8%
Full-time students6.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

25.9% of adults in the AB12 4UU area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 12.7% have no qualifications.

AB12 4UUScotland
Degree level or above25.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent14.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20%18.9%
Apprenticeship13.9%7.6%
No qualifications12.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB12 4UU (Portlethen) (about 711 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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