Balmedie and Potterton Aberdeenshire S01000370

Ward: Balmedie and Potterton

Local Authority: Aberdeenshire (Contact Council)

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 5,208 out of 6,505 in Scotland, where 1 was the most deprived and 6,505 the least.

This is broken down further by income; employment; health; education, barriers to services; housing; and crime.

Overall: 80% Better than 80% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
30% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 88% Better than 88% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
38% Complete (very good)

Employment: 94% Better than 94% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
44% Complete (very good)

Health: 71% Better than 71% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
21% Complete (very good)

Education: 71% Better than 71% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
21% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 93% Better than 93% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
43% Complete (very good)

Housing: 11% Better than 11% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
1% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Crime: 77% Better than 77% of areas in Scotland

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
27% Complete (very good)

Full details of the Index of Deprivation are available from the Scottish Government Website: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2012.

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  • Deprivation Index last published: 2015 (England), 2014 (Wales), 2012 (Scotland)
  • Census last published for 2011
  • School league tables published annually
  • House prices published quaterly