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AB51 3YD area guide

Who lives in AB51 3YD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Inverurie South
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 758 (2024)

AB51 3YDAberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB51 3YD is like

AB51 3YD is a postcode in the Inverurie South area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 758 people. 43.8% of households own their home, 5.4% rent privately and 49% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 46.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB51 3YD compares

Headline figures for AB51 3YD, 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

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 40 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

5 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB51 3YD differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
49% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
An older population
32.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Few private renters
Only 5.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

AB51 3YD FAQs

Is AB51 3YD 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 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is AB51 3YD 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 AB51 3YD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 7.9% of residents. 43.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (33.1%).

Which council covers AB51 3YD?

The local authority for AB51 3YD is Aberdeenshire.

AB51 3YD comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB51 3YD?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 40 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Inverurie Rail Station, 0.5 miles away.

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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