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AB42 2FG area guide

Who lives in AB42 2FG, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

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

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At a glance

What AB42 2FG is like

AB42 2FG is a postcode in the Peterhead Links area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 664 people. 57.7% of households own their home, 8.4% rent privately and 31.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 60.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB42 2FG compares

Headline figures for AB42 2FG, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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, 48 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB42 2FG differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
21.6% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
31.5% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
03
Few private renters
Only 8.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

AB42 2FG FAQs

Is AB42 2FG a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 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 AB42 2FG 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 AB42 2FG?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.7% of residents. 57.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (57.1%).

Which council covers AB42 2FG?

The local authority for AB42 2FG is Aberdeenshire.

AB42 2FG comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB42 2FG?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 48 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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