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Affluence in AB39 3UP

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

Neighbourhood
Stonehaven South
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
841 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB39 3UP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB39 3UP 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

52.4% of adults in the AB39 3UP area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 34.5% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

AB39 3UPScotland
Employee, full-time33.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time12.2%11.5%
Self-employed6.2%7.4%
Unemployed0.8%1.9%
Full-time student5.3%8.8%
Retired34.5%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.4%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

41.8% of adults in the AB39 3UP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB39 3UPScotland
Higher managerial & professional16.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional25.3%21.1%
Intermediate11.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical6.1%7.1%
Semi-routine9.6%11.2%
Routine11.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.3%6.8%
Full-time students5.4%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

35.3% of adults in the AB39 3UP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 32.5%. 15.1% have no qualifications.

AB39 3UPScotland
Degree level or above35.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.6%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent18.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.3%7.6%
No qualifications15.1%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 3UP (Stonehaven South) (about 841 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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