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AB44 area guide

Who lives in AB44, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Population
4,706 (2024)
At a glance

What AB44 is like

The AB44 postcode district in Aberdeenshire covers 147 live postcodes and is home to about 4,706 people in 2,189 households. 66.6% of households own their home, 6.8% rent privately and 25.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 58.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB44 compares

Headline figures for AB44, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.8/ 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, 37 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
3

3 schools in AB44. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB44 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Few private renters

    Only 6.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

AB44 FAQs

01
Is AB44 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.8 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).
02
Is AB44 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.
03
Who lives in AB44?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.6% of residents. 66.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (37.8%).
04
Which council covers AB44?

The local authority for AB44 is Aberdeenshire.

AB44 comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is AB44?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 37 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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