Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

AB42 area guide

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

Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 38,263 (2024)

AB42Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB42 is like

The AB42 postcode district in Aberdeenshire covers 1,254 live postcodes and is home to about 38,263 people in 17,068 households. 69.7% of households own their home, 8.2% rent privately and 20.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 59.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB42 compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.7/ 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

0.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

21 schools in AB42. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB42 differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 8.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

AB42 FAQs

Is AB42 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.7 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB42 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.8% of residents. 69.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (39.2%).

Which council covers AB42?

The local authority for AB42 is Aberdeenshire.

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

How well connected is AB42?

Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.3 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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