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Affluence in AB23 8ST

How AB23 8ST ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Balmedie and Potterton
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
992 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB23 8ST is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB23 8ST area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 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

68.4% of adults in the AB23 8ST area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 12.8% are retired and 8.2% are full-time students.

AB23 8STScotland
Employee, full-time48.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time13%11.5%
Self-employed6.9%7.4%
Unemployed1.8%1.9%
Full-time student8.2%8.8%
Retired12.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.8%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

41.2% of adults in the AB23 8ST area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB23 8STScotland
Higher managerial & professional15.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.2%21.1%
Intermediate15.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.7%7.1%
Semi-routine9.4%11.2%
Routine9.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.6%6.8%
Full-time students7%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.6% of adults in the AB23 8ST area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 5.8% have no qualifications.

AB23 8STScotland
Degree level or above36.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.7%7.6%
No qualifications5.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB23 8ST (Balmedie and Potterton) (about 992 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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