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Affluence in AB39 3PU

How AB39 3PU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Newtonhill
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
768 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB39 3PU is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB39 3PU area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

62.3% of adults in the AB39 3PU area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 20% are retired and 9.1% are full-time students.

AB39 3PUScotland
Employee, full-time42.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.2%11.5%
Self-employed6%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student9.1%8.8%
Retired20%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.1%5.2%
Other1.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

43% of adults in the AB39 3PU area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB39 3PUScotland
Higher managerial & professional16.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional26.8%21.1%
Intermediate12.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.5%7.1%
Semi-routine8.7%11.2%
Routine9.1%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.5%6.8%
Full-time students8.9%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

37.2% of adults in the AB39 3PU area hold a degree or equivalent, above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 9.5% have no qualifications.

AB39 3PUScotland
Degree level or above37.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent10.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.7%7.6%
No qualifications9.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB39 3PU (Newtonhill) (about 768 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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