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AB55 5NU area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Rural Keith and Strathisla
Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 753 (2024)

AB55 5NUMoray

At a glance

What AB55 5NU is like

AB55 5NU 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 753 people. 81.2% of households own their home, 6.9% rent privately and 7.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 64.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB55 5NU compares

Headline figures for AB55 5NU, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 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

1.5/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB55 5NU differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
23.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 6.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
81.2% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB55 5NU FAQs

Is AB55 5NU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB55 5NU 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 5NU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.1% of residents. 81.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (79.4%).

Which council covers AB55 5NU?

The local authority for AB55 5NU is Moray.

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

How well connected is AB55 5NU?

Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 1.5 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Keith Town (Keith and Dufftown Railway), 1 mile 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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