# AB22 8ZR: area report for a postcode in Aberdeen

AB22 8ZR 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 AB22 8ZR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) › [AB22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ab22) › [AB22 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ab22-8)

## 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=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR
- **Dyce, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR
- **Scotland’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Danestone - 02. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR
- **£133,782 average price**: For the whole of Aberdeen, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AB22 8ZR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Danestone School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/danestone-school-s5246326) | Primary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Middleton Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middleton-park-school-s5235928) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Oldmachar Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oldmachar-academy-s5246237) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Bridge Of Don Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridge-of-don-academy-s5235634) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Woodside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-school-s5243122) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Peter's RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-rc-school-s5242126) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Dóxa Theó Christian School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/doxa-theo-christian-school-s1006649) | Independent | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Braehead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/braehead-school-s5234026) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Danestone Medical Practice (250 m, 7,509 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Aberdeen Extra (840 m, Tesco)

## 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.

## Danestone - 02 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 788** (2021). Danestone - 02 had 788 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 8,373rd 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Danestone - 02, 99.4% 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: 1.1%** (August 2026). In Danestone - 02, 1.1% 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: 56.3%** (2021). 56.3% of residents in Danestone - 02 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 5,258th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## AB22 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 16,008** (2021). AB22 had 16,008 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 1,056th least 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in AB22 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In AB22, 98.4% 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: 1.4%** (August 2026). In AB22, 1.4% 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: 57.1831, -2.1328

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=-2.1328,57.1831,AB228ZR

## How to cite

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