AB42 1AN Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

AB42 1AN is a postcode in Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Scotland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near AB42 1AN, then scores the surrounding small area 16/100 - bottom 1% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around AB42 1AN are jobs and property market signals, while housing 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 AB42 1AN is based on Peterhead Harbour. On the official Scotland neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 1/10.

For property prices near AB42 1AN, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the AB39 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £198k from 0 rolling sales, down 0.5% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near AB42 1AN can compare 5 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 AB42 1AN 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.

Local change around AB42 1AN is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 14 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.