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Affluence in AB16 5LE

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

Neighbourhood
Stockethill
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
709 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB16 5LE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB16 5LE area scores 4.0 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
4.0/ 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

58.1% of adults in the AB16 5LE area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 21.5% are retired and 6.2% are full-time students.

AB16 5LEScotland
Employee, full-time37.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.9%11.5%
Self-employed6.1%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student6.2%8.8%
Retired21.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.9%5.2%
Other2.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

25% of adults in the AB16 5LE area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB16 5LEScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional17.7%21.1%
Intermediate12.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.3%7.1%
Semi-routine13.3%11.2%
Routine18.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.5%6.8%
Full-time students5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

27% of adults in the AB16 5LE area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 21.1% have no qualifications.

AB16 5LEScotland
Degree level or above27%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent6.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent21.5%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.5%7.6%
No qualifications21.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB16 5LE (Stockethill) (about 709 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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