AB23
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Aberdeen, Bridge of Don and Denmore, in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
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 AB23 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 90% of people in AB23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How AB23 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of AB23?
AB23 had 12,041 usual residents at the census.
AB23 is the 844th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in AB23
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balgownie and Donmouth East - 01 | 591 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Balgownie and Donmouth East - 02 | 813 | No figure | No figure | 95.2% |
| Balgownie and Donmouth East - 03 | 474 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Balgownie and Donmouth East - 04 | 551 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Balgownie and Donmouth West - 05 | 523 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Balmedie and Potterton - 02 | 838 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Balmedie and Potterton - 03 | 854 | No figure | No figure | 0.7% |
| Balmedie and Potterton - 04 | 432 | No figure | No figure | 97.9% |
| Balmedie and Potterton - 05 | 549 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Balmedie and Potterton - 06 | 1,009 | No figure | No figure | 17.2% |
| Balmedie and Potterton - 07 | 669 | No figure | No figure | 11.4% |
| Denmore - 01 | 504 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Denmore - 02 | 762 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Denmore - 03 | 604 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Denmore - 04 | 744 | No figure | No figure | 96.3% |
| Denmore - 05 | 725 | No figure | No figure | 89.0% |
| Denmore - 06 | 737 | No figure | No figure | 93.5% |
MPs for AB23
- Kirsty BlackmanScottish National PartyMP for Aberdeen North62% of AB23’s postcodes
- Harriet CrossConservativeMP for Gordon and Buchan38% of AB23’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in AB233
Postcode sectors in AB232
Councils AB23 covers2
Towns in AB231
Postcode districts next to AB233
More in the AB postcode area2
AB23 in brief
AB23 is a postcode district covering Aberdeen, Bridge of Don and Denmore, in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
About 12,381 people lived in AB23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
AB23 had 12,041 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in AB23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In AB23, 71.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In AB23, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.