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AB43 9PH area guide

Who lives in AB43 9PH, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Fraserburgh Central-Academy
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 726 (2024)

AB43 9PHAberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB43 9PH is like

AB43 9PH is a postcode in the Fraserburgh Central-Academy area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 726 people. 58.3% of households own their home, 10.7% rent privately and 27% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 53.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB43 9PH compares

Headline figures for AB43 9PH, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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, 75 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 9PH differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
21.4% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
An older population
23.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

AB43 9PH FAQs

Is AB43 9PH a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 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 9PH 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 9PH?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8.4% of residents. 58.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (47.8%).

Which council covers AB43 9PH?

The local authority for AB43 9PH is Aberdeenshire.

AB43 9PH comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB43 9PH?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 75 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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