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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 6.4 km straight lineabout 80 min
Dyce Rail Station
Rail · at
- 9.6 km straight lineabout 120 min
Kintore Railway Station
Rail
- 10.8 km straight lineabout 135 min
Aberdeen Rail Station
Rail · side entrance
Bus stops
- 737 m straight lineabout 9 min
Sclattiebrae Drive
Bus · NW-bound · north
- 937 m straight lineabout 12 min
Blacklaws Brae
Bus · at · north-east
- 969 m straight lineabout 12 min
Craigston Gardens
Bus · at · east
- 978 m straight lineabout 12 min
Craigston Gardens
Bus · opp · west
- 999 m straight lineabout 12 min
Hillside Crescent
Bus · at · east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · AB15 8RJ
Registers of Scotland · Westhill North and South - 06 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£314,143
Median price: £296,250
2023 sales · 14 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near AB15 8RJ
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 8 — Least deprived 20–30%5314
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 16
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 5964
- Employment
- 5702
- Health
- 5236
- Education
- 5229
- Access
- 721
- Crime
- 5855
- Housing
- 5334.5
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB15 8RJ
Postcode
AB15 8RJ
Coordinates
57.1678, -2.2733
Grid reference
NJ835085
Easting
383,570
Northing
808,586
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V5P9G+4M
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
Administrative Information
Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine S14000111
Constituency
S14000111Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Westhill and District
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
Westhill North and South - 03 S01013938
S01013938MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Westhill North and South S02002590
S02002590LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Westhill North and South - 06 S01006934
S01006934MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Westhill North and South S02001308
S02001308Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:08 AM
Sunrise
4:37 PM
Sunset
9 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:08 AM
Sunset (today)
4:37 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentJune 1996 — Introduced
Postcode AB15 8RJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5314 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01013938 and MSOA S02002590 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB15 8RJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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