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Affluence in AB42 4UP

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

Neighbourhood
Longside and Rattray North
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
742 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB42 4UP is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB42 4UP 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

65.4% of adults in the AB42 4UP area are in work, above the Scotland average of 55%. 22.8% are retired and 4.4% are full-time students.

AB42 4UPScotland
Employee, full-time36.8%36.1%
Employee, part-time16.3%11.5%
Self-employed12.3%7.4%
Unemployed0.8%1.9%
Full-time student4.4%8.8%
Retired22.8%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.5%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled3%5.2%
Other1.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

34% of adults in the AB42 4UP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB42 4UPScotland
Higher managerial & professional9.7%12%
Lower managerial & professional24.3%21.1%
Intermediate9.4%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed10.7%8%
Lower supervisory & technical7.7%7.1%
Semi-routine13.6%11.2%
Routine14.3%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.1%6.8%
Full-time students4.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

26.4% of adults in the AB42 4UP area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 14.6% have no qualifications.

AB42 4UPScotland
Degree level or above26.4%32.5%
College or HNC/HND14.3%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship12.2%7.6%
No qualifications14.6%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 4UP (Longside and Rattray North) (about 742 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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