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AB16

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Aberdeen, Mastrick and Northfield, 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 AB16 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 74% of people in AB16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
26,936
1,083rd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
74%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How AB16 compares

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

AB16Middle
Population33 postcode districts, AB · 2021
Population: every postcode district in AB33 areas from 541 to 38,584. The middle area is 13,618. AB16 is 26,936.
26,9366th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 postcode districts, AB · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in AB33 areas from 16.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 91.0%. AB16 is 74.0%.
74%9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. AB16 is 99.4%.
99.4%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%. AB16 is 5.5%.
5.5%2nd highest

What is the population of AB16?

AB16 had 26,936 usual residents at the census.

AB16 is the 1,083rd most populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in AB16

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Cummings Park - 01650No figureNo figure99.7%
Cummings Park - 02572No figureNo figure100.0%
Cummings Park - 03552No figureNo figure99.6%
Cummings Park - 04899No figureNo figure99.8%
Cummings Park - 05594No figureNo figure99.2%
Heathryfold and Middlefield - 01641No figureNo figure99.7%
Heathryfold and Middlefield - 021,103No figureNo figure99.8%
Heathryfold and Middlefield - 03750No figureNo figure100.0%
Heathryfold and Middlefield - 041,058No figureNo figure100.0%
Heathryfold and Middlefield - 05664No figureNo figure100.0%
Heathryfold and Middlefield - 06502No figureNo figure100.0%
Mastrick - 01610No figureNo figure99.7%
Mastrick - 02711No figureNo figure100.0%
Mastrick - 03575No figureNo figure98.8%
Mastrick - 04511No figureNo figure99.4%
Mastrick - 05791No figureNo figure99.3%
Mastrick - 06578No figureNo figure100.0%
Mastrick - 07455No figureNo figure100.0%
Northfield - 01941No figureNo figure100.0%
Northfield - 02592No figureNo figure100.0%
Northfield - 03748No figureNo figure100.0%
Northfield - 04669No figureNo figure100.0%
Northfield - 05607No figureNo figure100.0%
Northfield - 06825No figureNo figure99.8%
Northfield - 07639No figureNo figure100.0%
Sheddocksley - 01770No figureNo figure100.0%
Sheddocksley - 02867No figureNo figure95.5%
Sheddocksley - 03809No figureNo figure99.0%
Sheddocksley - 04830No figureNo figure98.7%
Sheddocksley - 05499No figureNo figure100.0%
Sheddocksley - 06909No figureNo figure100.0%
Stockethill - 01876No figureNo figure96.7%
Stockethill - 02695No figureNo figure98.9%
Stockethill - 03735No figureNo figure100.0%
Stockethill - 04759No figureNo figure100.0%
Stockethill - 05640No figureNo figure99.1%
Stockethill - 06392No figureNo figure99.1%
Stockethill - 07737No figureNo figure100.0%

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AB16 in brief

AB16 is a postcode district covering Aberdeen, Mastrick and Northfield, in Aberdeen.

About 26,462 people lived in AB16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

AB16 had 26,936 usual residents at the census.

About 74% of people in AB16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In AB16, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In AB16, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.