Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AB42 1AH
Peterhead
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
AB42 1AH
Coordinates
57.5080, -1.7929
Grid reference
NK125464
Easting
412,508
Northing
846,443
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9WG654+5R
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 6 — Least Deprived 10%4013
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4013 places this postcode in Decile 6 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Council AreaAberdeenshire North and Moray East S14000062
Constituency
S14000062Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Peterhead North and Rattray
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
Peterhead Harbour - 04 S01014095
S01014095MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Peterhead Harbour S02002618
S02002618LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Peterhead Harbour - 04 S01007084
S01007084MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Peterhead Harbour S02001336
S02001336Other 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
3:29 AM
Sunrise
8:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:29 AM
Sunset (today)
8:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2001
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> PresentJune 2001 — Introduced
Postcode AB42 1AH introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 4013 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01014095 and MSOA S02002618 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB42 1AH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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