Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

AB31 area guide

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

Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 18,634 (2024)

AB31Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB31 is like

The AB31 postcode district in Aberdeenshire covers 656 live postcodes and is home to about 18,634 people in 8,196 households. 76.8% of households own their home, 11.7% rent privately and 8.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 56.2% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more affluent parts of Scotland.

Scores

How AB31 compares

Headline figures for AB31, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

8.6/ 10

Less deprived than most. 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

12 schools in AB31. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB31 differs most from the national average.

01
Among the more affluent placesPositive
Scores 8.6 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, making it less deprived than most of Scotland.
02
An older population
24.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
76.8% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB31 FAQs

Is AB31 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 8.6 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 AB31 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.5% of residents. 76.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (65.9%).

Which council covers AB31?

The local authority for AB31 is Aberdeenshire.

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

How well connected is AB31?

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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