The typical property in AB22
Bridge of Don's main residential belt, a younger, family-heavy Aberdeen suburb on the city's north flank.
Area summary
AB22 covers the central residential heart of Bridge of Don north of the Don, including Danestone, Middleton Park and parts of the original Bridge of Don village. The postcode is overwhelmingly residential, dominated by 1970s-2010s estate development of semi-detached, detached and terraced family houses, with some apartment blocks around the Asda and Lidl retail nodes.
Bridge of Don was Aberdeen's main eastern suburban expansion zone in the 1970s and 1980s, and most of the older estate stock dates from that period. There has been continuous infill development since then, including the substantial Grandhome development which has been adding several hundred new homes per year along the western edge of the postcode.
School catchment splits between Bridge of Don Academy, Oldmachar Academy and the surrounding primaries. Employment is mostly commuter, central Aberdeen, the Bridge of Don industrial estate to the east, or the AB21 airport corridor.
The postcode is well-connected by bus (the 1/2 services into the city centre are frequent) and is benefited by the AWPR's Blackdog junction at its north-eastern edge, which has cut journey times to the south of the city.
What the data shows
Researched facts
- Grandhome, the substantial new-build development at the western edge of Bridge of Don, has outline consent for approximately 7,000 homes over a multi-decade build-out and is being delivered by a partnership of housebuilders., source
- Oldmachar Academy and Bridge of Don Academy are the two main state secondary schools serving AB22, both operated by Aberdeen City Council., source
- The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route's Blackdog and Parkhill junctions provide AB22 with direct access to the AWPR and onward to the A90, M90 corridor and the airport., source
Buyer notes
- The Grandhome development is releasing supply in measured phases; check Grandhome's release pattern before committing to a comparable resale, since new-build deposit assistance can move local pricing.
- Bridge of Don has historically been popular with relocating energy-sector families; rental demand softens noticeably during oil-price downturns.
- The AB22 council-tax band distribution skews towards C and D; large detached houses in the Grandhome and Middleton Park enclaves push higher.
The full AB22 data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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