Among the least deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AB22 8AU
Aberdeen
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AB22 8AU
Coordinates
57.1753, -2.1246
Grid reference
NJ925093
Easting
392,568
Northing
809,392
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V5VGG+45
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 9 — Least Deprived 10%5974
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5974 places this postcode in Decile 9 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
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone
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
Danestone - 01 S01013746
S01013746MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Danestone S02002560
S02002560LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Danestone - 01 S01006756
S01006756MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Danestone S02001279
S02001279Large 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
8:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:33 AM
Sunset (today)
8:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2004
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~22 years
Active Duration
2004 -> PresentOctober 2004 — Introduced
Postcode AB22 8AU introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Large Urban Area 1. IMD Scotland: Rank 5974 · Decile 9
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01013746 and MSOA S02002560 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB22 8AU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2004
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~22 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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