Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 3 — Least Deprived 10%
1820
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1820 places this postcode in Decile 3 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Religion
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Age groups
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Households
Total households: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Administrative Information
Aberdeen City
Local Authority
Council Area
Aberdeen North S14000060
Constituency
S14000060
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Northfield/Mastrick North
Constituency code
S14000060
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Aberdeen City
Health & NHS
Grampian
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS Scotland
Scotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Grampian
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Aberdeen City Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Aberdeen City Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sheddocksley - 06 S01013696
S01013696
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sheddocksley S02002551
S02002551
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sheddocksley - 06 S01006713
S01006713
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sheddocksley S02001271
S02001271
Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
3:47 AM
Sunrise
8:22 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:47 AM
Sunset (today)
8:22 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2002
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> Present
July 2002 — Introduced
Postcode AB16 5JB introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. IMD Scotland: Rank 1820 · Decile 3
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01013696 and MSOA S02002551 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB16 5JB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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