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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.7 km straight lineabout 47 min
Aberdeen Rail Station
Rail · side entrance
- 5.6 km straight lineabout 70 min
Dyce Rail Station
Rail
- 11.0 km straight lineabout 137 min
Portlethen Rail Station
Rail · entrance
Bus stops
- 276 m straight lineabout 3 min
Kettlehills Crescent
Bus · opp · west
- 283 m straight lineabout 4 min
Kettlehills Crescent
Bus · adj · east
- 286 m straight lineabout 4 min
Derry Avenue
Bus · adj · east
- 295 m straight lineabout 4 min
Derry Avenue
Bus · opp · west
- 335 m straight lineabout 4 min
Derry Place
Bus · at · east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · AB16 5RQ
Registers of Scotland · Cummings Park - 04 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£121,874
Median price: £113,000
2023 sales · 5 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near AB16 5RQ
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 3 — Most deprived 20–30%1812
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 6
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 2210
- Employment
- 2279
- Health
- 1510
- Education
- 901
- Access
- 5348
- Crime
- 694
- Housing
- 1552
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB16 5RQ
Aberdeen
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AB16 5RQ
Coordinates
57.1594, -2.1545
Grid reference
NJ907076
Easting
390,755
Northing
807,631
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V5R5W+Q6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Aberdeen
ITL Region
Aberdeen City
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Aberdeen City
Local Authority
Council AreaAberdeen North S14000060
Constituency
S14000060Scotland
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 ScotlandScotland
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
Cummings Park - 04 S01013700
S01013700MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cummings Park S02002552
S02002552LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cummings Park - 04 S01006717
S01006717MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cummings Park S02001272
S02001272Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
7:07 AM
Sunrise
4:36 PM
Sunset
9 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:07 AM
Sunset (today)
4:36 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 AB16 5RQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 1812 · Decile 3
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01013700 and MSOA S02002552 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB16 5RQ 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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