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Affluence in AB24 3BS

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

Neighbourhood
Froghall, Powis and Sunnybank
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
972 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB24 3BS is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB24 3BS 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

23.6% of adults in the AB24 3BS area are in work, less than half the Scotland average of 55%. 5.2% are retired and 66.2% are full-time students.

AB24 3BSScotland
Employee, full-time17.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time4%11.5%
Self-employed2%7.4%
Unemployed2.1%1.9%
Full-time student66.2%8.8%
Retired5.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family0.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.9%5.2%
Other0.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

14.1% of adults in the AB24 3BS area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB24 3BSScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional7.9%21.1%
Intermediate3.6%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed1.6%8%
Lower supervisory & technical2.3%7.1%
Semi-routine4.2%11.2%
Routine5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.1%6.8%
Full-time students65.5%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

38.5% of adults in the AB24 3BS area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 4.8% have no qualifications.

AB24 3BSScotland
Degree level or above38.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND8.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent33.8%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent12%18.9%
Apprenticeship2.2%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 3BS (Froghall, Powis and Sunnybank) (about 972 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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