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Affluence in AB39 8AP

How AB39 8AP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Fetteresso, Netherley and Catter
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
2,210 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB39 8AP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB39 8AP area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
9.0/ 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

76.8% of adults in the AB39 8AP area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 9.3% are retired and 3.7% are full-time students.

AB39 8APScotland
Employee, full-time60.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time10.6%11.5%
Self-employed5.4%7.4%
Unemployed1.7%1.9%
Full-time student3.7%8.8%
Retired9.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled2.5%5.2%
Other0.8%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

57.1% of adults in the AB39 8AP area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB39 8APScotland
Higher managerial & professional22.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional34.4%21.1%
Intermediate13.3%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed3.3%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%7.1%
Semi-routine6%11.2%
Routine5.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.1%6.8%
Full-time students4.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

54.7% of adults in the AB39 8AP area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Scotland average of 32.5%. 2.9% have no qualifications.

AB39 8APScotland
Degree level or above54.7%32.5%
College or HNC/HND15.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent7%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent14.1%18.9%
Apprenticeship4.1%7.6%
No qualifications2.9%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 8AP (Fetteresso, Netherley and Catter) (about 2,210 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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