Is AB23 8WJ a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

AB23 8WJ is a postcode in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen City, Scotland, Scotland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near AB23 8WJ, then scores the surrounding small area 77/100 - top 6% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around AB23 8WJ are safety and health, while property market signals 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 AB23 8WJ is based on Balmedie and Potterton. On the official Scotland neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 9/10.

For property prices near AB23 8WJ, 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 AB23 8WJ can compare 1 state schools within one mile. 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 AB23 8WJ 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 AB23 8WJ; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.