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AB21 0RY area guide

Who lives in AB21 0RY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Blackburn
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,144 (2024)

AB21 0RYAberdeen City

At a glance

What AB21 0RY is like

AB21 0RY is a postcode in the Blackburn area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,144 people. 61.5% of households own their home, 34.2% rent privately and 0% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 69% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB21 0RY compares

Headline figures for AB21 0RY, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

29per 1,000

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

TransportMore

1.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 6 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB21 0RY differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
34.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

AB21 0RY FAQs

Is AB21 0RY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB21 0RY safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Aberdeenshire recorded 29 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in AB21 0RY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 10% of residents. 61.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (70.2%).

Which council covers AB21 0RY?

The local authority for AB21 0RY is Aberdeenshire.

AB21 0RY comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB21 0RY?

Connectivity scores 1.0 out of 10.

There are 6 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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