Among the least deprived
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AB39 2EL
Aberdeen
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AB39 2EL
Coordinates
56.9666, -2.2119
Grid reference
NO872861
Easting
387,214
Northing
786,174
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8VXQ8Q+J6
User Type
Large 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 10 — Least Deprived 10%6959
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6959 places this postcode in Decile 10 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
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside
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
Stonehaven North - 04 S01013831
S01013831MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Stonehaven North S02002573
S02002573LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Stonehaven North - 04 S01006833
S01006833MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Stonehaven North S02001292
S02001292Other Urban Areas
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
3:35 AM
Sunrise
8:53 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:35 AM
Sunset (today)
8:53 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentJune 1996 — Introduced
Postcode AB39 2EL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 6959 · Decile 10
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01013831 and MSOA S02002573 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB39 2EL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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