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AB53 4BQ area guide

Who lives in AB53 4BQ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Turriff
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 527 (2024)

AB53 4BQAberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB53 4BQ is like

AB53 4BQ is a postcode in the Turriff area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 527 people. 72.4% of households own their home, 9.5% rent privately and 17.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 53.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB53 4BQ compares

Headline figures for AB53 4BQ, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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, 24 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB53 4BQ differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
33.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
72.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB53 4BQ FAQs

Is AB53 4BQ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 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 AB53 4BQ 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 AB53 4BQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 10.1% of residents. 72.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (36.4%).

Which council covers AB53 4BQ?

The local authority for AB53 4BQ is Aberdeenshire.

AB53 4BQ comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB53 4BQ?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 24 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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