Postcode district · Moray

AB56 area guide

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

Council: Moray
Region: Scotland
Population: 16,893 (2024)

AB56Postcode district · Moray

At a glance

What AB56 is like

The AB56 postcode district in Moray covers 644 live postcodes and is home to about 16,893 people in 7,671 households. 69.9% of households own their home, 7.1% rent privately and 20.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How AB56 compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.7/ 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

0.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 3 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

11 schools in AB56. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where AB56 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
25.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 20% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 7.1% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
69.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

AB56 FAQs

Is AB56 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.7 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 0.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is AB56 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?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 69.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (41.8%).

Which council covers AB56?

The local authority for AB56 is Moray.

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

How well connected is AB56?

Connectivity scores 0.5 out of 10.

There are 3 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.5 out of 10 (poor).

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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