Among the least deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AB12 4BD
Postcode
AB12 4BD
Coordinates
57.0607, -2.1459
Grid reference
NO912966
Easting
391,249
Northing
796,638
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V3V63+7J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Aberdeen
ITL Region
Aberdeenshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 10 — Least Deprived 10%6879
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6879 places this postcode in Decile 10 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine S14000111
Constituency
S14000111Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
North Kincardine
Constituency code
S14000111
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Aberdeenshire
Health & NHS
Grampian
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Grampian
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Aberdeenshire Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Aberdeenshire Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Portlethen - 02 S01013842
S01013842MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Portlethen S02002575
S02002575LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Portlethen - 02 S01006843
S01006843MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Portlethen S02001294
S02001294Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
3:34 AM
Sunrise
8:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:34 AM
Sunset (today)
8:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentJune 1997 — Introduced
Postcode AB12 4BD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 3
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3. IMD Scotland: Rank 6879 · Decile 10
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01013842 and MSOA S02002575 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB12 4BD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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