Council area · Scotland

Aberdeen City

Aberdeen City is a council area. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Aberdeen City
Council area · S12000033
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health

Policing and fire are national services in Scotland, not council functions.

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Type
Council area
Single tier
Official code
S12000033
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
40
Postcode sectors
13
Wards
2
Constituencies

6 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

13 wards recorded in this council area.

Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee · Bridge of Don · Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone · George St/Harbour · Hazlehead/Queens Cross/Countesswells · Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill · Kincorth/Nigg/Cove · Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill · Lower Deeside · Midstocket/Rosemount · Northfield/Mastrick North · Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen · Torry/Ferryhill

Postcode sectors

AB10 1 · AB10 6 · AB10 7 · AB11 5 · AB11 6 · AB11 7 · AB11 8 · AB11 9 · AB12 3 · AB12 5 · AB12 9 · AB13 0 · AB14 0 · AB15 4 · AB15 5 · AB15 6 · AB15 7 · AB15 8 · AB15 9 · AB16 5 · AB16 6 · AB16 7 · AB16 9 · AB21 1 · AB21 7 · AB21 9 · AB22 8 · AB22 9 · AB23 8 · AB23 9 · AB24 1 · AB24 2 · AB24 3 · AB24 4 · AB24 5 · AB25 1 · AB25 2 · AB25 3 · AB25 9 · AB99 8

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code S12000033.