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AB30 1HD area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Mearns and Laurencekirk
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,054 (2024)

AB30 1HDAberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB30 1HD is like

AB30 1HD 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 1,054 people. 70.3% of households own their home, 13.6% rent privately and 16.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 62.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB30 1HD compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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

4.3/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 14 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB30 1HD differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
70.3% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB30 1HD FAQs

Is AB30 1HD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 4.3 out of 10 (good).

Is AB30 1HD 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 1HD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.3% of residents. 70.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (46.7%).

Which council covers AB30 1HD?

The local authority for AB30 1HD is Aberdeenshire.

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

How well connected is AB30 1HD?

Connectivity scores 4.3 out of 10.

There are 14 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.3 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Laurencekirk Rail Station, 0.4 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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