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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 7.7 km straight lineabout 97 min
Dyce Rail Station
Rail
- 12.9 km straight lineabout 161 min
Aberdeen Rail Station
Rail · main entrance
- 14.5 km straight lineabout 181 min
Kintore Railway Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Cairnview
Bus · opp · south-east
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Cairnview
Bus · at · north-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · AB23 8UH
Registers of Scotland · Balmedie and Potterton - 06 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£288,053
Median price: £262,000
2023 sales · 19 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near AB23 8UH
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 9 — Least deprived 10–20%5780
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 17
- Quintile
- 5
- Income
- 6565
- Employment
- 6857
- Health
- 6403
- Education
- 5974
- Access
- 381
- Crime
- 5480
- Housing
- 6629
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB23 8UH
Postcode
AB23 8UH
Coordinates
57.2598, -2.1117
Grid reference
NJ933187
Easting
393,360
Northing
818,798
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V7V5Q+W8
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
Newmachar and Fintray - 01 S01013954
S01013954MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Newmachar and Fintray S02002593
S02002593LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Balmedie and Potterton - 06 S01006957
S01006957MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Balmedie and Potterton S02001312
S02001312Accessible 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
7:07 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 AB23 8UH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5780 · Decile 9
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01013954 and MSOA S02002593 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB23 8UH 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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