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AB52 area guide

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

Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Population
8,211 (2024)
At a glance

What AB52 is like

The AB52 postcode district in Aberdeenshire covers 250 live postcodes and is home to about 8,211 people in 3,797 households. 79.4% of households own their home, 9.1% rent privately and 8.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 63.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB52 compares

Headline figures for AB52, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.8/ 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
4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 15 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
11

11 schools in AB52. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB52 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Few private renters

    Only 9.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    79.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB52 FAQs

01
Is AB52 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.8 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).
02
Is AB52 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.
03
Who lives in AB52?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.4% of residents. 79.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (69.8%).
04
Which council covers AB52?

The local authority for AB52 is Aberdeenshire.

AB52 comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is AB52?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 15 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Insch 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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