Postcode district · Aberdeen City

AB16 area guide

Who lives in AB16, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Aberdeen City
Region: Scotland
Population: 30,357 (2024)

AB16Postcode district · Aberdeen City

At a glance

What AB16 is like

The AB16 postcode district in Aberdeen City covers 768 live postcodes and is home to about 30,357 people in 13,973 households. 48.4% of households own their home, 6.5% rent privately and 43% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 55% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB16 compares

Headline figures for AB16, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

3.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

67per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Aberdeen City a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 44 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

11 schools in AB16. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB16 differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
43% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 6.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

AB16 FAQs

Is AB16 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 3.5 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is AB16 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Aberdeen City recorded 67 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in AB16?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.3% of residents. 48.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (36%).

Which council covers AB16?

The local authority for AB16 is Aberdeen City.

AB16 comes under Aberdeen City in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB16?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 44 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Aberdeen Rail Station, 2.4 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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