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AB53 4PR area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Turriff
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 455 (2024)

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At a glance

What AB53 4PR is like

AB53 4PR 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 455 people. 69.1% of households own their home, 5.8% rent privately and 28.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 51.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB53 4PR compares

Headline figures for AB53 4PR, 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

1.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB53 4PR differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
29.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 5.8% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

AB53 4PR FAQs

Is AB53 4PR 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 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB53 4PR 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 4PR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 10.7% of residents. 69.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (49.8%).

Which council covers AB53 4PR?

The local authority for AB53 4PR is Aberdeenshire.

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

How well connected is AB53 4PR?

Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

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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