Postcode sector · Moray

AB38 7 area guide

Who lives in AB38 7, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Population: 4,576 (2024)

AB38 7Postcode sector · Moray

At a glance

What AB38 7 is like

The AB38 7 postcode sector in Moray covers 63 live postcodes and is home to about 4,576 people in 1,673 households. 69% of households own their home, 12.9% rent privately and 12.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB38 7 compares

Headline figures for AB38 7, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.4/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

44per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Moray a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

3 schools in AB38 7. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB38 7 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
25.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

AB38 7 FAQs

Is AB38 7 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.4 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).

Is AB38 7 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Moray recorded 44 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in AB38 7?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.9% of residents. 69% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (56.8%).

Which council covers AB38 7?

The local authority for AB38 7 is Moray.

AB38 7 comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB38 7?

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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