Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

AB54 area guide

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

Council: Aberdeenshire
Region: Scotland
Population: 15,994 (2024)

AB54Postcode district · Aberdeenshire

At a glance

What AB54 is like

The AB54 postcode district in Aberdeenshire covers 656 live postcodes and is home to about 15,994 people in 6,976 households. 67.9% of households own their home, 12.6% rent privately and 16.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 58.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB54 compares

Headline figures for AB54, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.9/ 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

2.0/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

16 schools in AB54. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB54 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
24.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

AB54 FAQs

Is AB54 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.9 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is AB54 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 AB54?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9.2% of residents. 67.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (57%).

Which council covers AB54?

The local authority for AB54 is Aberdeenshire.

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

How well connected is AB54?

Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Huntly Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

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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