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AB54 4XX area guide

Who lives in AB54 4XX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Rural Keith and Strathisla
Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 473 (2024)

AB54 4XXAberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB54 4XX is like

AB54 4XX is a postcode in the Rural Keith and Strathisla area of Moray. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 473 people. 65.6% of households own their home, 21% rent privately and 7.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 62.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB54 4XX compares

Headline figures for AB54 4XX, 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

44per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Moray 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 AB54 4XX differs most from the national average.

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A big private rental marketPositive
21% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland. Tenant demand is established here.

Questions

AB54 4XX FAQs

Is AB54 4XX 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 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB54 4XX safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. Moray recorded 44 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in AB54 4XX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 11.6% of residents. 65.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (74.6%).

Which council covers AB54 4XX?

The local authority for AB54 4XX is Moray.

AB54 4XX comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB54 4XX?

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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