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At a glance
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 4.6 km straight lineabout 57 min
Dyce Rail Station
Rail
- 5.7 km straight lineabout 72 min
Aberdeen Rail Station
Rail · side entrance
- 14.8 km straight lineabout 185 min
Portlethen Rail Station
Rail · entrance
Bus stops
- 370 m straight lineabout 5 min
Lee Crescent
Bus · opp · south
- 385 m straight lineabout 5 min
Lee Crescent
Bus · at · north
- 400 m straight lineabout 5 min
Middleton Road
Bus · at · north
- 408 m straight lineabout 5 min
Whitestripes Avenue
Bus · opp · south
- 444 m straight lineabout 6 min
Newburgh Drive
Bus · at · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near AB22 8QZ
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 10 — Least deprived 10%6524
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 19
- Quintile
- 5
- Income
- 6631
- Employment
- 6137
- Health
- 6767
- Education
- 5550
- Access
- 2147
- Crime
- 6762
- Housing
- 6322
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Nearby postcodes around AB22 8QZ
Other postcode pages in the same local area as AB22 8QZ.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB22 8QZ
Postcode
AB22 8QZ
Coordinates
57.1947, -2.1191
Grid reference
NJ929115
Easting
392,903
Northing
811,555
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V5VVJ+V9
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
Bridge of Don
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
Oldmachar East - 07 S01013765
S01013765MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Oldmachar East S02002562
S02002562LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Oldmachar East - 07 S01006774
S01006774MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Oldmachar East S02001281
S02001281Large 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
August 1990
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> PresentAugust 1990 — Introduced
Postcode AB22 8QZ 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 6524 · Decile 10
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Large Urban Areas 1. LSOA S01013765 and MSOA S02002562 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB22 8QZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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