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Affluence in AB13 0BL

How AB13 0BL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber West
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
880 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB13 0BL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB13 0BL 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

58.3% of adults in the AB13 0BL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 24% are retired and 8.6% are full-time students.

AB13 0BLScotland
Employee, full-time34.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.5%
Self-employed11.7%7.4%
Unemployed1%1.9%
Full-time student8.6%8.8%
Retired24%23.3%
Looking after home or family6.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled0.7%5.2%
Other3.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

55.5% of adults in the AB13 0BL area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB13 0BLScotland
Higher managerial & professional26.6%12%
Lower managerial & professional29%21.1%
Intermediate9.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.2%7.1%
Semi-routine5.5%11.2%
Routine4.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.4%6.8%
Full-time students7.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

59.7% of adults in the AB13 0BL area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 4% have no qualifications.

AB13 0BLScotland
Degree level or above59.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent12.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent9.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship4.3%7.6%
No qualifications4%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB13 0BL (Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber West) (about 880 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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