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AB45 1AU area guide

Who lives in AB45 1AU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Banff
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 925 (2024)

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At a glance

What AB45 1AU is like

AB45 1AU is a postcode in the Banff area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 925 people. 50.3% of households own their home, 15.2% rent privately and 30.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 46.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB45 1AU compares

Headline figures for AB45 1AU, 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, 31 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB45 1AU differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
15.2% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
28.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

AB45 1AU FAQs

Is AB45 1AU 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 AB45 1AU 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 AB45 1AU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.8% of residents. 50.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (27.5%).

Which council covers AB45 1AU?

The local authority for AB45 1AU is Aberdeenshire.

AB45 1AU comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB45 1AU?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 31 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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