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Affluence in AB42 3FP

How AB42 3FP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Longside and Rattray South
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,164 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB42 3FP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB42 3FP area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 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

74.4% of adults in the AB42 3FP area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 10.7% are retired and 6.4% are full-time students.

AB42 3FPScotland
Employee, full-time42.9%36.1%
Employee, part-time20.3%11.5%
Self-employed11.1%7.4%
Unemployed1.5%1.9%
Full-time student6.4%8.8%
Retired10.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.4%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled1.3%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

37.2% of adults in the AB42 3FP area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB42 3FPScotland
Higher managerial & professional10.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional26.3%21.1%
Intermediate14.1%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed12%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.9%7.1%
Semi-routine8.3%11.2%
Routine7.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.4%6.8%
Full-time students6.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.9% of adults in the AB42 3FP area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 7.1% have no qualifications.

AB42 3FPScotland
Degree level or above23.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND22.4%13.2%
Highers or equivalent14.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent17.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship11.8%7.6%
No qualifications7.1%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 3FP (Longside and Rattray South) (about 1,164 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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