Postcode sector · Aberdeenshire

AB36 8 area guide

Who lives in AB36 8, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 582 (2024)

AB36 8Postcode sector · Aberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB36 8 is like

The AB36 8 postcode sector in Aberdeenshire covers 47 live postcodes and is home to about 582 people in 288 households. 62.8% of households own their home, 21.9% rent privately and 8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 59% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB36 8 compares

Headline figures for AB36 8, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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

0.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 3 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in AB36 8. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB36 8 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
21.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
23.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

AB36 8 FAQs

Is AB36 8 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB36 8 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 AB36 8?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 10.5% of residents. 62.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (78.5%).

Which council covers AB36 8?

The local authority for AB36 8 is Aberdeenshire.

AB36 8 comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB36 8?

Connectivity scores 0.5 out of 10.

There are 3 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.5 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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