# AB15 8QS: area report for a postcode in Aberdeen

AB15 8QS is a postcode in Aberdeen.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Aberdeen. Open the map at AB15 8QS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) › [AB15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ab15) › [AB15 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ab15-8)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS
- **Dyce, 7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS
- **Scotland’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Kingswells - 01. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS
- **£133,782 average price**: For the whole of Aberdeen, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS
- **No gigabit broadband at AB15 8QS**: Superfast for 46.7%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS
- **4.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westhill-primary-school-s5230527) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Westhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westhill-academy-s5232937) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Crombie School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crombie-school-s5232627) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Elrick School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elrick-school-s5233224) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £133,782** (August 2026). Aberdeen’s average house price was £133,782 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 5.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,020** (2025). Full-time workers living in Aberdeen earned a median of £40,020 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 137th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 3.3×** (2025). A home in Aberdeen costs 3.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 2nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 230,180** (2025). Aberdeen’s population was an estimated 230,180 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.5% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Kingswells North and Newhills - 03 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 383** (2021). Kingswells North and Newhills - 03 had 383 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 793rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 63.2%** (January 2026). In Kingswells North and Newhills - 03, 63.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.6%** (August 2026). In Kingswells North and Newhills - 03, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 64.0%** (2021). 64.0% of residents in Kingswells North and Newhills - 03 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 20,747th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## AB15 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 38,584** (2021). AB15 had 38,584 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 502nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in AB15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.3%** (January 2026). In AB15, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.8%** (August 2026). In AB15, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen)
- Centre: 57.1541, -2.2587

Council: [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Aberdeen North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aberdeen-north): Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.2587,57.1541,AB158QS

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ab15-8qs