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Affluence in AB53 4BN

How AB53 4BN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Turriff
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
639 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off AB53 4BN is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB53 4BN area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

51.4% of adults in the AB53 4BN area are in work, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 55%. 31.9% are retired and 1.9% are full-time students.

AB53 4BNScotland
Employee, full-time36.4%36.1%
Employee, part-time9.1%11.5%
Self-employed5.9%7.4%
Unemployed2.4%1.9%
Full-time student1.9%8.8%
Retired31.9%23.3%
Looking after home or family2.1%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled6.6%5.2%
Other2.1%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

29.7% of adults in the AB53 4BN area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB53 4BNScotland
Higher managerial & professional8.8%12%
Lower managerial & professional20.9%21.1%
Intermediate7.8%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed8.8%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.1%7.1%
Semi-routine16%11.2%
Routine21%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed8.3%6.8%
Full-time students2.6%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.6% of adults in the AB53 4BN area hold a degree or equivalent, below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 22.1% have no qualifications.

AB53 4BNScotland
Degree level or above23.6%32.5%
College or HNC/HND11.7%13.2%
Highers or equivalent8.4%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent25.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.5%7.6%
No qualifications22.1%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB53 4BN (Turriff) (about 639 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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