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AB39 2LS area guide

Who lives in AB39 2LS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Stonehaven South
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 816 (2024)

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At a glance

What AB39 2LS is like

AB39 2LS is a postcode in the Stonehaven South area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 816 people. 42.9% of households own their home, 10.8% rent privately and 45% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 59.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB39 2LS compares

Headline figures for AB39 2LS, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 48 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB39 2LS differs most from the national average.

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A lot of social housingLook closer
45% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.

Questions

AB39 2LS FAQs

Is AB39 2LS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is AB39 2LS 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 AB39 2LS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 10.2% of residents. 42.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (43.7%).

Which council covers AB39 2LS?

The local authority for AB39 2LS is Aberdeenshire.

AB39 2LS comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB39 2LS?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 48 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Stonehaven Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

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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