Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

AB51 area guide

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

Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 40,490 (2024)

AB51Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB51 is like

The AB51 postcode district in Aberdeenshire covers 1,207 live postcodes and is home to about 40,490 people in 17,430 households. 74% of households own their home, 8.7% rent privately and 14.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 62.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB51 compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.6/ 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, 25 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

28 schools in AB51. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB51 differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 8.7% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
74% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB51 FAQs

Is AB51 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.6 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.8% of residents. 74% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (52.1%).

Which council covers AB51?

The local authority for AB51 is Aberdeenshire.

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

How well connected is AB51?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 25 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, 1.1 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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