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Affluence in AB16 7DR

How AB16 7DR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Heathryfold and Middlefield
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
714 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB16 7DR is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB16 7DR 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

62.4% of adults in the AB16 7DR area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 16.9% are retired and 6% are full-time students.

AB16 7DRScotland
Employee, full-time41.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time16.8%11.5%
Self-employed4.1%7.4%
Unemployed4.4%1.9%
Full-time student6%8.8%
Retired16.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.3%5.2%
Other2.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.3% of adults in the AB16 7DR area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB16 7DRScotland
Higher managerial & professional5.3%12%
Lower managerial & professional15%21.1%
Intermediate13.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.1%7.1%
Semi-routine15.7%11.2%
Routine25.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.1%6.8%
Full-time students5.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

20.1% of adults in the AB16 7DR area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 20.5% have no qualifications.

AB16 7DRScotland
Degree level or above20.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.5%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent32.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.8%7.6%
No qualifications20.5%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 7DR (Heathryfold and Middlefield) (about 714 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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