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AB55 5ED area guide

Who lives in AB55 5ED, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Keith and Fife Keith
Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 915 (2024)

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At a glance

What AB55 5ED is like

AB55 5ED is a postcode in the Keith and Fife Keith area of Moray. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 915 people. 65.1% of households own their home, 9.5% rent privately and 20.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 45–49, and 56.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB55 5ED compares

Headline figures for AB55 5ED, 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

5.3/ 10

Good: 2 stations within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB55 5ED differs most from the national average.

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An older population
25.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

AB55 5ED FAQs

Is AB55 5ED 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 5.3 out of 10 (good).

Is AB55 5ED 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 5ED?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 45–49, at 7.9% of residents. 65.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (34.7%).

Which council covers AB55 5ED?

The local authority for AB55 5ED is Moray.

AB55 5ED comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB55 5ED?

Connectivity scores 5.3 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 5.3 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Keith Town (Keith and Dufftown Railway), 0.4 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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