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AB30 1YL area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Mearns South and Benholm
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 674 (2024)

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At a glance

What AB30 1YL is like

AB30 1YL is a postcode in the Mearns South and Benholm area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 674 people. 78.1% of households own their home, 17.8% rent privately and 1.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 62.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB30 1YL compares

Headline figures for AB30 1YL, 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

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB30 1YL differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
17.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
78.1% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB30 1YL FAQs

Is AB30 1YL 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 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB30 1YL 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 1YL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 10.6% of residents. 78.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (40.7%).

Which council covers AB30 1YL?

The local authority for AB30 1YL is Aberdeenshire.

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

How well connected is AB30 1YL?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

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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