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Affluence in AB24 3BQ

How AB24 3BQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Hanover North
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,083 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB24 3BQ is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB24 3BQ area scores 7.0 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
7.0/ 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

55% of adults in the AB24 3BQ area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 4% are retired and 32.5% are full-time students.

AB24 3BQScotland
Employee, full-time43.3%36.1%
Employee, part-time6.9%11.5%
Self-employed4.8%7.4%
Unemployed2.8%1.9%
Full-time student32.5%8.8%
Retired4%23.3%
Looking after home or family1.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.8%5.2%
Other1.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

28.2% of adults in the AB24 3BQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB24 3BQScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional16.8%21.1%
Intermediate7.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4%8%
Lower supervisory & technical5.7%7.1%
Semi-routine8.8%11.2%
Routine9.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.4%6.8%
Full-time students33.1%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

49.8% of adults in the AB24 3BQ area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 4.8% have no qualifications.

AB24 3BQScotland
Degree level or above49.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND17.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent15.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent9.7%18.9%
Apprenticeship3%7.6%
No qualifications4.8%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB24 3BQ (Hanover North) (about 1,083 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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