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AB23 8AR

POSTCODE

A Mid Formartine postcode in Aberdeenshire.

Schools nearby

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School applications

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Dyce Rail Station

    Rail

    7.5 km straight lineabout 93 min

  • Aberdeen Rail Station

    Rail · main entrance

    8.4 km straight lineabout 105 min

  • Kintore Railway Station

    Rail

    17.1 km straight lineabout 213 min

Bus stops

  • Blackdog Steading

    Bus · opp · west

    203 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Roundabout

    Bus · at · south

    536 m straight lineabout 7 min

  • Roundabout

    Bus · opp · north

    609 m straight lineabout 8 min

  • Seaview

    Bus · at · north

    636 m straight lineabout 8 min

  • Seaview

    Bus · opp · south

    736 m straight lineabout 9 min

Property sales (Registers of Scotland)

Property sales · AB23 8AR
Registers of Scotland · Balmedie and Potterton - 03 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£227,228
Median price: £225,641
2023 sales · 10 sales
View district AB23
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Police Recorded Crime near AB23 8AR

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People

Household income (MSOA)

not available in Scotland ONS

Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households

not available in Scotland Scotland's Census

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 9 — Least deprived 10–20%
5583
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Vigintile
17
Quintile
5
Income
6445
Employment
6270
Health
6471
Education
5527
Access
427
Crime
5643
Housing
6160

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Flood zone

not available in Scotland SEPA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for AB23 8AR

Scotland
Country
Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Mid Formartine
Ward
Aberdeen
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AB23 8AR
Coordinates
57.2179, -2.0705
Grid reference
NJ958141
Easting
395,839
Northing
814,135
Region
not applicable in Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V6W9H+5Q
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
not applicable in Scotland
Travel to Work
Aberdeen
ITL Region
Aberdeenshire

Administrative Information

Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Gordon and Buchan S14000091
Constituency
S14000091
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Mid Formartine
Constituency code
S14000091
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
not applicable in Scotland
International Territorial Level
Aberdeenshire

Health & NHS

Grampian
Health Authority
NHS Scotland
Health Authority
Grampian
NHS Region
not applicable in Scotland
Integrated Care Board
not applicable in Scotland
Sub ICB Location
not applicable in Scotland
Cancer Alliance
not applicable in Scotland

NHS England region, integrated care board, sub-ICB location and cancer alliance: not applicable in Scotland. Health services are run by NHS Scotland

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Balmedie and Potterton - 04 S01013963
S01013963
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Balmedie and Potterton S02002594
S02002594
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Balmedie and Potterton - 03 S01006954
S01006954
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Balmedie and Potterton S02001312
S02001312
Accessible 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

7:23 AM4:20 PM
7:23 AM
Sunrise
4:20 PM
Sunset
8 hours 57 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:23 AM
Sunset (today)
4:20 PM
Daylight duration
8 hours 57 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

December 2001
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> Present
December 2001 — Introduced
Postcode AB23 8AR introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5583 · Decile 9
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01013963 and MSOA S02002594 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB23 8AR 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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