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AB35 5ZB area guide

Who lives in AB35 5ZB, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: East Cairngorms
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 821 (2024)

AB35 5ZBAberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB35 5ZB is like

AB35 5ZB is a postcode in the East Cairngorms area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 821 people. 59.3% of households own their home, 8% rent privately and 29.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 46.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB35 5ZB compares

Headline figures for AB35 5ZB, 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

1.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB35 5ZB differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
37.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

AB35 5ZB FAQs

Is AB35 5ZB 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 1.7 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB35 5ZB 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 AB35 5ZB?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 10.4% of residents. 59.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (41.6%).

Which council covers AB35 5ZB?

The local authority for AB35 5ZB is Aberdeenshire.

AB35 5ZB comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB35 5ZB?

Connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.7 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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