High deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AB16 5SQ
Aberdeen
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AB16 5SQ
Coordinates
57.1639, -2.1634
Grid reference
NJ902081
Easting
390,214
Northing
808,131
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V5R7P+HJ
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 4 — Least Deprived 10%2176
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2176 places this postcode in Decile 4 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
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
Northfield - 05 S01013706
S01013706MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Northfield S02002553
S02002553LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Northfield - 05 S01006723
S01006723MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Northfield S02001273
S02001273Large Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Large Urban Area 1
2021 Classification
Large Urban Areas 1
Sun & Time Information
3:33 AM
Sunrise
8:55 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:33 AM
Sunset (today)
8:55 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 5SQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. IMD Scotland: Rank 2176 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01013706 and MSOA S02002553 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB16 5SQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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