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AB15 8SL area guide

Who lives in AB15 8SL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Kingswells North and Newhills
Council: Aberdeen City
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,832 (2024)

AB15 8SLAberdeen City

At a glance

What AB15 8SL is like

AB15 8SL is a postcode in the Kingswells North and Newhills area of Aberdeen City. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,832 people. 72.6% of households own their home, 21.3% rent privately and 5.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 60.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB15 8SL compares

Headline figures for AB15 8SL, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

5 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB15 8SL differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
21.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
22.7% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
03
An older population
24.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
72.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB15 8SL FAQs

Is AB15 8SL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB15 8SL 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 8SL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 12.5% of residents. 72.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (51.8%).

Which council covers AB15 8SL?

The local authority for AB15 8SL is Aberdeen City.

AB15 8SL comes under Aberdeen City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB15 8SL?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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