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Affluence in AB56 1JF

How AB56 1JF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

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

How well off AB56 1JF is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the AB56 1JF area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

ONS publishes small-area income estimates for England and Wales only.
Work

Who is in work

41% of adults in the AB56 1JF area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 36.7% are retired and 3.5% are full-time students.

AB56 1JFScotland
Employee, full-time24.5%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.7%11.5%
Self-employed4.9%7.4%
Unemployed3%1.9%
Full-time student3.5%8.8%
Retired36.7%23.3%
Looking after home or family3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled11.4%5.2%
Other2.7%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

17.4% of adults in the AB56 1JF area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

AB56 1JFScotland
Higher managerial & professional6%12%
Lower managerial & professional11.4%21.1%
Intermediate7.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed7.1%8%
Lower supervisory & technical10.6%7.1%
Semi-routine18.2%11.2%
Routine21.2%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed16.3%6.8%
Full-time students3%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

13.9% of adults in the AB56 1JF area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the Scotland average of 32.5%. 35.3% have no qualifications.

AB56 1JFScotland
Degree level or above13.9%32.5%
College or HNC/HND9.2%13.2%
Highers or equivalent9%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent22.3%18.9%
Apprenticeship10.3%7.6%
No qualifications35.3%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around AB56 1JF (Buckie West, Buckpool and Mains of Buckie) (about 513 residents).

Sources: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020; ONS small area income estimates; Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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