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Affluence in AB16 5EL

How AB16 5EL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Stockethill
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
736 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB16 5EL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB16 5EL area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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

54.2% of adults in the AB16 5EL area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 22.1% are retired and 8.3% are full-time students.

AB16 5ELScotland
Employee, full-time34.2%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.9%11.5%
Self-employed6.1%7.4%
Unemployed3%1.9%
Full-time student8.3%8.8%
Retired22.1%23.3%
Looking after home or family3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.6%5.2%
Other3.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

21.6% of adults in the AB16 5EL area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB16 5ELScotland
Higher managerial & professional6%12%
Lower managerial & professional15.6%21.1%
Intermediate10.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.6%7.1%
Semi-routine14.6%11.2%
Routine22.7%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.8%6.8%
Full-time students8.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24.4% of adults in the AB16 5EL area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.7% have no qualifications.

AB16 5ELScotland
Degree level or above24.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND10.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent29.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.3%7.6%
No qualifications19.7%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB16 5EL (Stockethill) (about 736 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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