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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 7.5 km straight lineabout 94 min
Inverurie Rail Station
Rail
- 9.3 km straight lineabout 117 min
Kintore Railway Station
Rail
- 12.3 km straight lineabout 154 min
Dyce Rail Station
Rail · at
Bus stops
- 37 m straight lineabout 1 min
Pittrichie View
Bus · at · north-west
- 37 m straight lineabout 1 min
Pittrichie View
Bus · opp · south-east
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Bronie Cottage
Bus · opp · north-west
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Whiterashes
Bus · NW-bound · north-west
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Bronie Cottage
Bus · at · south-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · AB21 0LU
Registers of Scotland · Barrahill - 04 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£335,233
Median price: £313,200
2023 sales · 6 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near AB21 0LU
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%5460
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 16
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 4974
- Employment
- 6149
- Health
- 5573
- Education
- 3869
- Access
- 2210
- Crime
- 5242
- Housing
- 4851
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB21 0LU
Postcode
AB21 0LU
Coordinates
57.3107, -2.2571
Grid reference
NJ846244
Easting
384,608
Northing
824,491
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V8P6V+74
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 AreaGordon and Buchan S14000091
Constituency
S14000091Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Mid Formartine
Constituency code
S14000091
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
Barrahill - 06 S01014000
S01014000MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barrahill S02002599
S02002599LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barrahill - 04 S01006988
S01006988MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barrahill S02001317
S02001317Accessible 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
7:06 AM
Sunrise
4:39 PM
Sunset
9 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:06 AM
Sunset (today)
4:39 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 33 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2001
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> PresentDecember 2001 — Introduced
Postcode AB21 0LU introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5460 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01014000 and MSOA S02002599 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB21 0LU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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