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Affluence in AB15 9AE

How AB15 9AE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber Central
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
843 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB15 9AE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB15 9AE area scores 9.0 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
9.0/ 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

51.1% of adults in the AB15 9AE area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 31.2% are retired and 7.7% are full-time students.

AB15 9AEScotland
Employee, full-time32%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.4%11.5%
Self-employed8.7%7.4%
Unemployed1.1%1.9%
Full-time student7.7%8.8%
Retired31.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled0.5%5.2%
Other3.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

63.2% of adults in the AB15 9AE area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB15 9AEScotland
Higher managerial & professional33.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional29.6%21.1%
Intermediate9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical2.6%7.1%
Semi-routine5.4%11.2%
Routine2.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.5%6.8%
Full-time students7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

66% of adults in the AB15 9AE area hold a degree or equivalent, more than double the Scotland average of 32.5%. 5.1% have no qualifications.

AB15 9AEScotland
Degree level or above66%32.5%
College or HNC/HND7.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent9.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship2.6%7.6%
No qualifications5.1%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 9AE (Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber Central) (about 843 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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