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Affluence in AB15 9DE

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

Neighbourhood
Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber East
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
781 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB15 9DE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB15 9DE 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

54.8% of adults in the AB15 9DE area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.7% are retired and 8.6% are full-time students.

AB15 9DEScotland
Employee, full-time32.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time11%11.5%
Self-employed11.7%7.4%
Unemployed1.9%1.9%
Full-time student8.6%8.8%
Retired22.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family9.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.4%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

63.7% of adults in the AB15 9DE area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB15 9DEScotland
Higher managerial & professional35.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional28.4%21.1%
Intermediate9.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical4%7.1%
Semi-routine3.3%11.2%
Routine1.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.1%6.8%
Full-time students8.7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

68.2% of adults in the AB15 9DE area hold a degree or equivalent, more than double the Scotland average of 32.5%. 2.6% have no qualifications.

AB15 9DEScotland
Degree level or above68.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent8%18.9%
Apprenticeship3%7.6%
No qualifications2.6%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 9DE (Cults, Bieldside and Milltimber East) (about 781 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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