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Affluence in AB42 4ER

How AB42 4ER ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Longside and Rattray North
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
559 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB42 4ER is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB42 4ER area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 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

62.7% of adults in the AB42 4ER area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 22.8% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.

AB42 4ERScotland
Employee, full-time33.1%36.1%
Employee, part-time14.3%11.5%
Self-employed15.2%7.4%
Unemployed0.4%1.9%
Full-time student4.9%8.8%
Retired22.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.9%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3%5.2%
Other2.3%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

36.3% of adults in the AB42 4ER area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB42 4ERScotland
Higher managerial & professional11.4%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.9%21.1%
Intermediate10.5%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed16.5%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.2%7.1%
Semi-routine9.7%11.2%
Routine12.9%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.5%6.8%
Full-time students3.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

28.5% of adults in the AB42 4ER area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 13.3% have no qualifications.

AB42 4ERScotland
Degree level or above28.5%32.5%
College or HNC/HND13.1%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9.1%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent23.8%18.9%
Apprenticeship12.2%7.6%
No qualifications13.3%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 4ER (Longside and Rattray North) (about 559 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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