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AB30 area guide

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

Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Population
10,152 (2024)
At a glance

What AB30 is like

The AB30 postcode district in Aberdeenshire covers 321 live postcodes and is home to about 10,152 people in 4,138 households. 74.5% of households own their home, 11.3% rent privately and 10.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 63% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB30 compares

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

AffluenceMore
7.3/ 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
2.0/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
8

8 schools in AB30. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB30 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Mostly owner-occupied

    74.5% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB30 FAQs

01
Is AB30 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.3 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10 (limited).
02
Is AB30 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.
03
Who lives in AB30?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 74.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (57.6%).
04
Which council covers AB30?

The local authority for AB30 is Aberdeenshire.

AB30 comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is AB30?

Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Laurencekirk Rail Station, 0.8 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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