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AB51 4LF area guide

Who lives in AB51 4LF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Inverurie North
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 732 (2024)

AB51 4LFAberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB51 4LF is like

AB51 4LF is a postcode in the Inverurie North area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 732 people. 76.6% of households own their home, 9.3% rent privately and 12.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 54.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB51 4LF compares

Headline figures for AB51 4LF, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 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, 23 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB51 4LF differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
27.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
76.6% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB51 4LF FAQs

Is AB51 4LF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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 AB51 4LF 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 4LF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 10.4% of residents. 76.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (47.7%).

Which council covers AB51 4LF?

The local authority for AB51 4LF is Aberdeenshire.

AB51 4LF comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB51 4LF?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 23 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Inverurie Rail Station, 1.2 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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