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AB31 5ED area guide

Who lives in AB31 5ED, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Dunecht, Durris and Drumoak
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 892 (2024)

AB31 5EDAberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB31 5ED is like

AB31 5ED is a postcode in the Dunecht, Durris and Drumoak area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 892 people. 73.7% of households own their home, 5.5% rent privately and 17.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB31 5ED compares

Headline figures for AB31 5ED, 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

1.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB31 5ED differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
25.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 5.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
73.7% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB31 5ED FAQs

Is AB31 5ED 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 1.3 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB31 5ED 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 AB31 5ED?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.3% of residents. 73.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (61.1%).

Which council covers AB31 5ED?

The local authority for AB31 5ED is Aberdeenshire.

AB31 5ED comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB31 5ED?

Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.3 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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