Most deprived 40–50%
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 5 — Most deprived 40–50%2829
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2829 places this postcode in Decile 5 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 48 m straight lineabout 1 min
Chapel Road
Bus · opp · south-west
- 164 m straight lineabout 2 min
Golf Road
Bus · at · north-east
- 166 m straight lineabout 2 min
Chapel Road
Bus · at · north-east
- 182 m straight lineabout 2 min
Golf Road
Bus · opp · south-west
- 208 m straight lineabout 3 min
Aulton Cottages
Bus · opp · south-west
Coordinates & Location for AB42 0QF
Peterhead
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AB42 0QF
Coordinates
57.4164, -1.8647
Grid reference
NK082362
Easting
408,229
Northing
836,237
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9WC48P+H4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Peterhead
ITL Region
Aberdeenshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Council AreaAberdeenshire North and Moray East S14000062
Constituency
S14000062Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Peterhead South and Cruden
Constituency code
S14000062
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
Cruden - 03 S01014079
S01014079MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cruden S02002615
S02002615LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cruden - 04 S01007068
S01007068MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cruden S02001333
S02001333Accessible 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
7:51 AM
Sunrise
5:52 PM
Sunset
10 hours 1 minute of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:51 AM
Sunset (today)
5:52 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 1 minute
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 AB42 0QF 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 2829 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01014079 and MSOA S02002615 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB42 0QF 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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