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Affluence in AB15 8AA

How AB15 8AA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Hazlehead
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
904 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB15 8AA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB15 8AA 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

47.5% of adults in the AB15 8AA area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 42.3% are retired and 5% are full-time students.

AB15 8AAScotland
Employee, full-time30.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.2%11.5%
Self-employed7.4%7.4%
Unemployed0.9%1.9%
Full-time student5%8.8%
Retired42.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.6%5.2%
Other1.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

55.6% of adults in the AB15 8AA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB15 8AAScotland
Higher managerial & professional26.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional29.3%21.1%
Intermediate13.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical3.7%7.1%
Semi-routine4.8%11.2%
Routine4.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6%6.8%
Full-time students4.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

55.8% of adults in the AB15 8AA area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 6.2% have no qualifications.

AB15 8AAScotland
Degree level or above55.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent9.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship4.4%7.6%
No qualifications6.2%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 8AA (Hazlehead) (about 904 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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