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AB35 area guide

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

Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Population
2,944 (2024)
At a glance

What AB35 is like

The AB35 postcode district in Aberdeenshire covers 165 live postcodes and is home to about 2,944 people in 1,633 households. 60.3% of households own their home, 18.9% rent privately and 14.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB35 compares

Headline figures for AB35, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.4/ 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
0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore
4

4 schools in AB35. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB35 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A big private rental marketPositive

    18.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

  2. 02
    An older population

    30% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

AB35 FAQs

01
Is AB35 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.4 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).
02
Is AB35 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.
03
Who lives in AB35?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.1% of residents. 60.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (58.7%).
04
Which council covers AB35?

The local authority for AB35 is Aberdeenshire.

AB35 comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is AB35?

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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