Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

AB45 area guide

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

Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 13,817 (2024)

AB45Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB45 is like

The AB45 postcode district in Aberdeenshire covers 614 live postcodes and is home to about 13,817 people in 6,455 households. 70.4% of households own their home, 8.8% rent privately and 17.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB45 compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.5/ 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

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

10 schools in AB45. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB45 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
26.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
70.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB45 FAQs

Is AB45 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.5 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB45 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.7% of residents. 70.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (51%).

Which council covers AB45?

The local authority for AB45 is Aberdeenshire.

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

How well connected is AB45?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 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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