AB16 7RU Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

AB16 7RU is a postcode in Northfield/Mastrick North, Aberdeen City, Scotland, Scotland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near AB16 7RU, then scores the surrounding small area 50/100 - bottom 41% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around AB16 7RU are health and local prosperity, while schools and education is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for AB16 7RU is based on Kingswells. On the official Scotland neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 7/10.

For property prices near AB16 7RU, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the AB10 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £133k from 0 rolling sales, up 0.3% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near AB16 7RU can compare 6 state schools within one mile, including 1 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near AB16 7RU by category and map position. Scottish postcode areas use the official SIMD crime domain because no open street-level Police Scotland incident feed exists. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near AB16 7RU; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.