Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

AB34 area guide

Who lives in AB34, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 7,621 (2024)

AB34Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB34 is like

The AB34 postcode district in Aberdeenshire covers 274 live postcodes and is home to about 7,621 people in 3,546 households. 68.2% of households own their home, 15.8% rent privately and 11.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB34 compares

Headline figures for AB34, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.7/ 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

0.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

8 schools in AB34. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB34 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
15.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
26.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

AB34 FAQs

Is AB34 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.7 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB34 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 AB34?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.6% of residents. 68.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (66.1%).

Which council covers AB34?

The local authority for AB34 is Aberdeenshire.

AB34 comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB34?

Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.3 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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