Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AB30 1DQ
Postcode
AB30 1DQ
Coordinates
56.8573, -2.5881
Grid reference
NO642741
Easting
364,238
Northing
774,142
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8VVC46+WQ
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 7 — Least Deprived 10%4490
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4490 places this postcode in Decile 7 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine S14000111
Constituency
S14000111Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Mearns
Constituency code
S14000111
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
Mearns South and Benholm - 01 S01013799
S01013799MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Mearns South and Benholm S02002569
S02002569LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Mearns and Laurencekirk - 02 S01006802
S01006802MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Mearns and Laurencekirk S02001287
S02001287Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:35 AM
Sunrise
8:55 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:35 AM
Sunset (today)
8:55 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 AB30 1DQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 4490 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01013799 and MSOA S02002569 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB30 1DQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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