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AB52 6WL area guide

Who lives in AB52 6WL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Insch, Oyne and Ythanwells
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,072 (2024)

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At a glance

What AB52 6WL is like

AB52 6WL is a postcode in the Insch, Oyne and Ythanwells area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,072 people. 75.3% of households own their home, 8.4% rent privately and 10.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 68.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB52 6WL compares

Headline figures for AB52 6WL, 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

4.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 12 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB52 6WL differs most from the national average.

01
Few private renters
Only 8.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
75.3% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB52 6WL FAQs

Is AB52 6WL 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 4.0 out of 10 (good).

Is AB52 6WL 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 AB52 6WL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 9.7% of residents. 75.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (59.4%).

Which council covers AB52 6WL?

The local authority for AB52 6WL is Aberdeenshire.

AB52 6WL comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB52 6WL?

Connectivity scores 4.0 out of 10.

There are 12 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Insch Rail Station, 0.3 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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