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Affluence in DD10 0AY

How DD10 0AY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Mearns South and Benholm
Council
Aberdeenshire
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
834 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off DD10 0AY is

On the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, the DD10 0AY area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Scotland. Scores are ranked within Scotland only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 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

46.2% of adults in the DD10 0AY area are in work, below the Scotland average of 55%. 31.3% are retired and 5.9% are full-time students.

DD10 0AYScotland
Employee, full-time27%36.1%
Employee, part-time11.9%11.5%
Self-employed7.3%7.4%
Unemployed2%1.9%
Full-time student5.9%8.8%
Retired31.3%23.3%
Looking after home or family4.3%3.4%
Long-term sick or disabled5.5%5.2%
Other3.9%2.3%
Occupations

Social grade

28.4% of adults in the DD10 0AY area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the Scotland average of 33.1%.

DD10 0AYScotland
Higher managerial & professional8.9%12%
Lower managerial & professional19.5%21.1%
Intermediate8.9%11.8%
Small employers & self-employed11%8%
Lower supervisory & technical8.9%7.1%
Semi-routine13.7%11.2%
Routine16.5%13.5%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.4%6.8%
Full-time students5.2%8.5%
Education

Highest qualification

23.3% of adults in the DD10 0AY area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the Scotland average of 32.5%. 19.5% have no qualifications.

DD10 0AYScotland
Degree level or above23.3%32.5%
College or HNC/HND12.8%13.2%
Highers or equivalent13.3%11.2%
National 4/5 or equivalent19.4%18.9%
Apprenticeship9.9%7.6%
No qualifications19.5%16.7%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DD10 0AY (Mearns South and Benholm) (about 834 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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