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AB45 2RS area guide

Who lives in AB45 2RS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

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

AB45 2RSAberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB45 2RS is like

AB45 2RS is a postcode in the Portsoy, Fordyce and Cornhill area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 808 people. 73.8% of households own their home, 4.5% rent privately and 16.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 48.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB45 2RS compares

Headline figures for AB45 2RS, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

1.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB45 2RS differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
36.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 4.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
73.8% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB45 2RS FAQs

Is AB45 2RS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB45 2RS 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 2RS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.3% of residents. 73.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (55.3%).

Which council covers AB45 2RS?

The local authority for AB45 2RS is Aberdeenshire.

AB45 2RS comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB45 2RS?

Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.3 out of 10 (poor).

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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