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Affluence in AB31 4AP

How AB31 4AP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Crathes and Torphins
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,044 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB31 4AP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB31 4AP area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 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

43.2% of adults in the AB31 4AP area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 43.4% are retired and 3% are full-time students.

AB31 4APScotland
Employee, full-time25.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time7.9%11.5%
Self-employed10.2%7.4%
Unemployed1.8%1.9%
Full-time student3%8.8%
Retired43.4%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.8%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3.3%5.2%
Other1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

49.1% of adults in the AB31 4AP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB31 4APScotland
Higher managerial & professional22%12%
Lower managerial & professional27.1%21.1%
Intermediate10.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.2%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.9%7.1%
Semi-routine8%11.2%
Routine5.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.6%6.8%
Full-time students3.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

48.1% of adults in the AB31 4AP area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 10.9% have no qualifications.

AB31 4APScotland
Degree level or above48.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7.5%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship6.5%7.6%
No qualifications10.9%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB31 4AP (Crathes and Torphins) (about 1,044 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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