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AB43 7ED area guide

Who lives in AB43 7ED, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Fraserburgh Harbour and Broadsea
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 785 (2024)

AB43 7EDAberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB43 7ED is like

AB43 7ED is a postcode in the Fraserburgh Harbour and Broadsea area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 785 people. 58.4% of households own their home, 8.9% rent privately and 29.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 53.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB43 7ED compares

Headline figures for AB43 7ED, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB43 7ED differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
23.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

AB43 7ED FAQs

Is AB43 7ED a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is AB43 7ED 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 AB43 7ED?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 7.4% of residents. 58.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (55.8%).

Which council covers AB43 7ED?

The local authority for AB43 7ED is Aberdeenshire.

AB43 7ED comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB43 7ED?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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