Postcode district · Aberdeen City

AB12 area guide

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

Council: Aberdeen City
Region: Scotland
Population: 29,690 (2024)

AB12Postcode district · Aberdeen City

At a glance

What AB12 is like

The AB12 postcode district in Aberdeen City covers 788 live postcodes and is home to about 29,690 people in 13,136 households. 74.7% of households own their home, 8.8% rent privately and 13.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 62.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB12 compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.5/ 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

0.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 3 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

13 schools in AB12. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB12 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 8.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
74.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB12 FAQs

Is AB12 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.5 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB12 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.7% of residents. 74.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (28.8%).

Which council covers AB12?

The local authority for AB12 is Aberdeen City.

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

How well connected is AB12?

Connectivity scores 0.5 out of 10.

There are 3 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.5 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Portlethen Rail Station, 2.8 miles 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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