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AB10

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Aberdeen, Ruthrieston and Gilcomston, in Aberdeen.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an AB10 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In AB10, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
21,133
1,364th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
71.5%
247th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How AB10 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

AB10Middle
Population33 postcode districts, AB · 2021
Population: every postcode district in AB33 areas from 541 to 38,584. The middle area is 13,618. AB10 is 21,133.
21,13310th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage33 postcode districts, AB · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in AB33 areas from 0.6% to 99.4%. The middle area is 52.2%. AB10 is 94.1%.
94.1%6th highest
Claimant rate33 postcode districts, AB · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in AB33 areas from 0.5% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. AB10 is 3.4%.
3.4%6th highest
Aged 15 to 6433 postcode districts, AB · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in AB33 areas from 54.8% to 79.8%. The middle area is 61.7%. AB10 is 71.5%.
71.5%4th highest

What is the population of AB10?

AB10 had 21,133 usual residents at the census.

AB10 is the 1,364th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in AB10

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield East - 01666No figureNo figure100.0%
Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield East - 02708No figureNo figure100.0%
Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield East - 03876No figureNo figure97.8%
Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield East - 04987No figureNo figure100.0%
Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield East - 05670No figureNo figure95.2%
Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield South - 03733No figureNo figure99.4%
Braeside, Mannofield, Broomhill and Seafield South - 04863No figureNo figure99.0%
City Centre West - 03609No figureNo figure98.5%
City Centre West - 04828No figureNo figure96.7%
City Centre West - 05734No figureNo figure58.1%
Ferryhill North - 04498No figureNo figure100.0%
Ferryhill South - 02786No figureNo figure100.0%
Ferryhill South - 031,087No figureNo figure98.0%
Ferryhill South - 04895No figureNo figure99.3%
Garthdee - 01881No figureNo figure98.9%
Garthdee - 02910No figureNo figure86.4%
Garthdee - 031,150No figureNo figure97.8%
Garthdee - 04878No figureNo figure97.1%
Garthdee - 05736No figureNo figure100.0%
Garthdee - 06874No figureNo figure100.0%
West End South - 02657No figureNo figure99.5%
West End South - 03745No figureNo figure100.0%
West End South - 04992No figureNo figure97.9%
West End South - 05821No figureNo figure90.4%
West End South - 06649No figureNo figure100.0%

MPs for AB10

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in AB105

Postcode sectors in AB103

Council1

Towns in AB101

Postcode districts next to AB104

Nearest rail stations1

More in the AB postcode area2

AB10 in brief

AB10 is a postcode district covering Aberdeen, Ruthrieston and Gilcomston, in Aberdeen.

About 21,614 people lived in AB10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

AB10 had 21,133 usual residents at the census.

In AB10, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In AB10, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

71.5% of residents in AB10 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.