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Affluence in AB45 2RN

How AB45 2RN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Portsoy, Fordyce and Cornhill
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
808 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB45 2RN is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB45 2RN area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

48.9% of adults in the AB45 2RN area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 36.7% are retired and 3.8% are full-time students.

AB45 2RNScotland
Employee, full-time25.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time13.8%11.5%
Self-employed9.7%7.4%
Unemployed1.6%1.9%
Full-time student3.8%8.8%
Retired36.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family3.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled4.8%5.2%
Other2.6%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

26.9% of adults in the AB45 2RN area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB45 2RNScotland
Higher managerial & professional7.2%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.7%21.1%
Intermediate8.7%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed14.9%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.4%7.1%
Semi-routine13.1%11.2%
Routine18.4%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7%6.8%
Full-time students2.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

24.2% of adults in the AB45 2RN area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 25% have no qualifications.

AB45 2RNScotland
Degree level or above24.2%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.6%13.2%
Highers or equivalent11.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent20.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship8.9%7.6%
No qualifications25%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB45 2RN (Portsoy, Fordyce and Cornhill) (about 808 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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