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Affluence in AB24 5LA

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

Neighbourhood
Hanover South
Council
Aberdeen City
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
944 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB24 5LA is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB24 5LA 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

41.1% of adults in the AB24 5LA area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 15.7% are retired and 25.1% are full-time students.

AB24 5LAScotland
Employee, full-time28%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.4%11.5%
Self-employed3.7%7.4%
Unemployed4.1%1.9%
Full-time student25.1%8.8%
Retired15.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.2%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled7.2%5.2%
Other4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

17.6% of adults in the AB24 5LA area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB24 5LAScotland
Higher managerial & professional6.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional11.3%21.1%
Intermediate6.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed4.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine11.4%11.2%
Routine19.8%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.4%6.8%
Full-time students23.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

31.9% of adults in the AB24 5LA area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.7% have no qualifications.

AB24 5LAScotland
Degree level or above31.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent15.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship4.8%7.6%
No qualifications15.7%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 5LA (Hanover South) (about 944 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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