Postcode · Moray

AB56 1EU area guide

Who lives in AB56 1EU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Buckie West, Buckpool and Mains of Buckie
Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 513 (2024)

AB56 1EUMoray

At a glance

What AB56 1EU is like

AB56 1EU is a postcode in the Buckie West, Buckpool and Mains of Buckie area of Moray. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 513 people. 47.2% of households own their home, 3.9% rent privately and 45% are in social housing. The largest age group is 85+, and 41% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB56 1EU compares

Headline figures for AB56 1EU, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 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

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 20 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB56 1EU differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
45% of homes are social housing, against 22.5% across Scotland.
02
An older population
41.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
03
Few private renters
Only 3.9% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.

Questions

AB56 1EU FAQs

Is AB56 1EU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is AB56 1EU 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 AB56 1EU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 85+, at 11.5% of residents. 47.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (56.8%).

Which council covers AB56 1EU?

The local authority for AB56 1EU is Moray.

AB56 1EU comes under Moray in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is AB56 1EU?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 20 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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