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Coordinates & Location for AB41 7RL
Postcode
AB41 7RL
Coordinates
57.3202, -2.0858
Grid reference
NJ949255
Easting
394,931
Northing
825,523
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V8WC7+3M
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%4804
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4804 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 AreaGordon and Buchan S14000091
Constituency
S14000091Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ellon and District
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
Ythsie - 04 S01013991
S01013991MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Ythsie S02002598
S02002598LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Ythsie - 04 S01006981
S01006981MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Ythsie S02001316
S02001316Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Rural 7
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
5:44 AM
Sunrise
6:20 PM
Sunset
12 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:44 AM
Sunset (today)
6:20 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 36 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 AB41 7RL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Rural 7. IMD Scotland: Rank 4804 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01013991 and MSOA S02002598 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB41 7RL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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