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Affluence in AB15 6JS

How AB15 6JS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Summerhill
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
443 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB15 6JS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB15 6JS area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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

61.7% of adults in the AB15 6JS area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 12.7% are retired and 6.8% are full-time students.

AB15 6JSScotland
Employee, full-time42.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time13%11.5%
Self-employed5.9%7.4%
Unemployed2.3%1.9%
Full-time student6.8%8.8%
Retired12.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family5.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled8.7%5.2%
Other3.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

21.4% of adults in the AB15 6JS area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB15 6JSScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.7%21.1%
Intermediate12.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.7%7.1%
Semi-routine13.8%11.2%
Routine20.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.3%6.8%
Full-time students5.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

31.5% of adults in the AB15 6JS area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.2% have no qualifications.

AB15 6JSScotland
Degree level or above31.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent24.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.5%7.6%
No qualifications13.2%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB15 6JS (Summerhill) (about 443 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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