Postcode sector · Aberdeen City

AB12 9 area guide

Who lives in AB12 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Aberdeen City
Region: Scotland
Population: 3,804 (2024)

AB12 9Postcode sector · Aberdeen City

At a glance

What AB12 9 is like

The AB12 9 postcode sector in Aberdeen City covers 65 live postcodes and is home to about 3,804 people in 673 households. 55.9% of households own their home, 29.9% rent privately and 11% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 36.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB12 9 compares

Headline figures for AB12 9, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 97 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

2 schools in AB12 9. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB12 9 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
29.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
43.5% of adults are full-time students, against 8.8% across Scotland. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
32.8% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.

Questions

AB12 9 FAQs

Is AB12 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is AB12 9 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 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 19.6% of residents. 55.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (45.3%).

Which council covers AB12 9?

The local authority for AB12 9 is Aberdeen City.

AB12 9 comes under Aberdeen City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB12 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 97 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Aberdeen Rail Station, 156 yards 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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