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Affluence in AB24 5BL

How AB24 5BL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Hanover South
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
735 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB24 5BL is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB24 5BL area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 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

47.5% of adults in the AB24 5BL area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 10.4% are retired and 30.6% are full-time students.

AB24 5BLScotland
Employee, full-time36%36.1%
Employee, part-time7.9%11.5%
Self-employed3.6%7.4%
Unemployed3.2%1.9%
Full-time student30.6%8.8%
Retired10.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%5.2%
Other3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

20.5% of adults in the AB24 5BL area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB24 5BLScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.1%12%
Lower managerial & professional13.4%21.1%
Intermediate7.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.9%7.1%
Semi-routine9.5%11.2%
Routine14.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.6%6.8%
Full-time students29.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

36.8% of adults in the AB24 5BL area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 12.2% have no qualifications.

AB24 5BLScotland
Degree level or above36.8%32.5%
College or HNC/HND16.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent17%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship3.6%7.6%
No qualifications12.2%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 5BL (Hanover South) (about 735 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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