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AB41 9WT area guide

Who lives in AB41 9WT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Ellon West
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 517 (2024)

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At a glance

What AB41 9WT is like

AB41 9WT is a postcode in the Ellon West area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 517 people. 50.8% of households own their home, 9.6% rent privately and 38.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 49.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB41 9WT compares

Headline figures for AB41 9WT, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 46 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB41 9WT differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
38.1% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
An older population
29% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

AB41 9WT FAQs

Is AB41 9WT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is AB41 9WT 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 AB41 9WT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 7.9% of residents. 50.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (40%).

Which council covers AB41 9WT?

The local authority for AB41 9WT is Aberdeenshire.

AB41 9WT comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB41 9WT?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 46 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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