Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

AB53 area guide

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

Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 17,281 (2024)

AB53Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB53 is like

The AB53 postcode district in Aberdeenshire covers 686 live postcodes and is home to about 17,281 people in 7,612 households. 76.2% of households own their home, 11% rent privately and 10.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 60.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB53 compares

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

AffluenceMore

6.3/ 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

13 schools in AB53. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB53 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
22.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
76.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB53 FAQs

Is AB53 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.3 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 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9% of residents. 76.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (64.6%).

Which council covers AB53?

The local authority for AB53 is Aberdeenshire.

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

How well connected is AB53?

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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