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AB55 4AU area guide

Who lives in AB55 4AU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Aberlour, South Speyside and the Cabrach
Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 893 (2024)

AB55 4AUMoray

At a glance

What AB55 4AU is like

AB55 4AU is a postcode in the Aberlour, South Speyside and the Cabrach area of Moray. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 893 people. 63.5% of households own their home, 8.4% rent privately and 26.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 55% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB55 4AU compares

Headline figures for AB55 4AU, 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

44per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in Moray a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

2.7/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 7 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools nearby. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB55 4AU differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
28% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 8.4% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

AB55 4AU FAQs

Is AB55 4AU 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 2.7 out of 10 (limited).

Is AB55 4AU 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 AB55 4AU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9% of residents. 63.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (30.6%).

Which council covers AB55 4AU?

The local authority for AB55 4AU is Moray.

AB55 4AU comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB55 4AU?

Connectivity scores 2.7 out of 10.

There are 7 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.7 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Dufftown (Keith and Dufftown Railway), 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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