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Affluence in AB42 2DE

How AB42 2DE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Peterhead Links
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
664 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB42 2DE is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB42 2DE area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 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

60.2% of adults in the AB42 2DE area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 25.2% are retired and 3.3% are full-time students.

AB42 2DEScotland
Employee, full-time38.6%36.1%
Employee, part-time16.4%11.5%
Self-employed5.3%7.4%
Unemployed2.6%1.9%
Full-time student3.3%8.8%
Retired25.2%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.2%5.2%
Other1.4%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

16.9% of adults in the AB42 2DE area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB42 2DEScotland
Higher managerial & professional4.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional12.5%21.1%
Intermediate11.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed6.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical15.7%7.1%
Semi-routine17.6%11.2%
Routine24.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.5%6.8%
Full-time students3.3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

11.1% of adults in the AB42 2DE area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 28.3% have no qualifications.

AB42 2DEScotland
Degree level or above11.1%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.9%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent27.6%18.9%
Apprenticeship9%7.6%
No qualifications28.3%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 2DE (Peterhead Links) (about 664 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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