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AB42 3BE area guide

Who lives in AB42 3BE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Cruden
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
811 (2024)
At a glance

What AB42 3BE is like

AB42 3BE is a postcode in the Cruden area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 811 people. 68.9% of households own their home, 9.9% rent privately and 18.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 5–9, and 60.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB42 3BE compares

Headline figures for AB42 3BE, 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
1.2/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 7 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
6

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

Questions

AB42 3BE FAQs

01
Is AB42 3BE 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 1.2 out of 10 (poor).
02
Is AB42 3BE 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.
03
Who lives in AB42 3BE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 5–9, at 7.6% of residents. 68.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (34.3%).
04
Which council covers AB42 3BE?

The local authority for AB42 3BE is Aberdeenshire.

AB42 3BE comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is AB42 3BE?

Connectivity scores 1.2 out of 10.

There are 7 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.2 out of 10 (poor).

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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