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AB15 7AL area guide

Who lives in AB15 7AL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Hazlehead
Council: Aberdeen City
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 2,853 (2024)

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At a glance

What AB15 7AL is like

AB15 7AL is a postcode in the Hazlehead area of Aberdeen City. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,853 people. 83.7% of households own their home, 7.8% rent privately and 5.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 40–44, and 72.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB15 7AL compares

Headline figures for AB15 7AL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

2.7/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 16 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB15 7AL differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 7.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
83.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB15 7AL FAQs

Is AB15 7AL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.7 out of 10 (limited).

Is AB15 7AL 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 AB15 7AL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 40–44, at 14% of residents. 83.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (52.4%).

Which council covers AB15 7AL?

The local authority for AB15 7AL is Aberdeen City.

AB15 7AL comes under Aberdeen City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB15 7AL?

Connectivity scores 2.7 out of 10.

There are 16 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.7 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Aberdeen 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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