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AB53 5SN area guide

Who lives in AB53 5SN, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Gardenstown and King Edward
Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 759 (2024)

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At a glance

What AB53 5SN is like

AB53 5SN is a postcode in the Gardenstown and King Edward area of Aberdeenshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 759 people. 89.4% of households own their home, 6.3% rent privately and 2.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 57.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB53 5SN compares

Headline figures for AB53 5SN, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 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

0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB53 5SN differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
27.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 6.3% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
89.4% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB53 5SN FAQs

Is AB53 5SN a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB53 5SN 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 5SN?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 10.6% of residents. 89.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (84.9%).

Which council covers AB53 5SN?

The local authority for AB53 5SN is Aberdeenshire.

AB53 5SN comes under Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB53 5SN?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 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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