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Affluence in AB42 1EP

How AB42 1EP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Peterhead Harbour
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
963 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB42 1EP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB42 1EP area scores 2.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.0/ 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

50.6% of adults in the AB42 1EP area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 20.6% are retired and 5.1% are full-time students.

AB42 1EPScotland
Employee, full-time31.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.1%11.5%
Self-employed5%7.4%
Unemployed3.1%1.9%
Full-time student5.1%8.8%
Retired20.6%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.7%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled9.8%5.2%
Other5.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

13.9% of adults in the AB42 1EP area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB42 1EPScotland
Higher managerial & professional3.5%12%
Lower managerial & professional10.4%21.1%
Intermediate5.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed5.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.9%7.1%
Semi-routine15%11.2%
Routine30.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed15%6.8%
Full-time students4.8%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.2% of adults in the AB42 1EP area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 33% have no qualifications.

AB42 1EPScotland
Degree level or above13.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent6.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent28.9%18.9%
Apprenticeship7.2%7.6%
No qualifications33%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB42 1EP (Peterhead Harbour) (about 963 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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