Postcode district · Moray

AB55 area guide

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

Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Population: 12,407 (2024)

AB55Postcode district · Moray

At a glance

What AB55 is like

The AB55 postcode district in Moray covers 428 live postcodes and is home to about 12,407 people in 5,497 households. 69.6% of households own their home, 10.5% rent privately and 16.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB55 compares

Headline figures for AB55, 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

44per 1,000

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

TransportMore

0.2/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 1 bus stop within 800m.

SchoolsMore

9 schools in AB55. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB55 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
25.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.

Questions

AB55 FAQs

Is AB55 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 0.2 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB55 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.7% of residents. 69.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (50.2%).

Which council covers AB55?

The local authority for AB55 is Moray.

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

How well connected is AB55?

Connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10.

There are 1 bus stop within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.2 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Keith Town (Keith and Dufftown Railway), 1.8 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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