Aberdeenshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£301,147

Semi-detached

£182,726

Terraced

£151,474

Flat or maisonette

£102,401

First-time buyers

£158,798

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  215,870 in 1991 → 265,080 in 2024 (+22.8%)

  Scotland over the same years: +9.1%

• Average house price

  £120,029 in 2005 → £204,894 in 2026 (+70.7%)

  Scotland over the same years: +84.3%

• Median weekly pay

  £398 in 2008 → £650 in 2025 (+63.2%)

  Scotland over the same years: +70.4%

• Employment rate

  77.7% in 2004 → 84.1% in 2023 (+8.2%)

  Scotland over the same years: +2.9%

• Claimant count

  1.3% in 2001 → 1.9% in 2025 (+46.2%)

  Scotland over the same years: −9.1%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,631 in 1997 → £26,395 in 2024 (+126.9%)

  Scotland over the same years: +153.7%

30 official indicators are published for Aberdeenshire; 23 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work10.0% (2024/25) · 4th lowest of 363
• Claimant count · Economy & work1.9% (2025) · 28th lowest of 361
• Employment rate · Economy & work84.1% (2023) · 38th highest of 348
• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing64.7 years (2022 to 2024) · 27th highest of 195

Where it ranks worst

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access48.5% (January 2026) · 357th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access95.1% (January 2026) · 350th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work8.0% (2024) · 345th highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment11,994 kWh (2024/25) · 330th lowest of 347