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AB30 1FT area guide

Who lives in AB30 1FT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Mearns and Laurencekirk
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 628 (2024)

AB30 1FTAberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB30 1FT is like

AB30 1FT is a postcode in the Mearns and Laurencekirk area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 628 people. 62.4% of households own their home, 7.2% rent privately and 30.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 54.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB30 1FT compares

Headline figures for AB30 1FT, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

29per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Aberdeenshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

3.8/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB30 1FT differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
29.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 7.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

AB30 1FT FAQs

Is AB30 1FT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.8 out of 10 (limited).

Is AB30 1FT safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Aberdeenshire recorded 29 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in AB30 1FT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 9% of residents. 62.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (48.9%).

Which council covers AB30 1FT?

The local authority for AB30 1FT is Aberdeenshire.

AB30 1FT comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB30 1FT?

Connectivity scores 3.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.8 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Laurencekirk Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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