Most deprived 30–40%
SIMD 2020v2
Scotland
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 4 — Most deprived 30–40%2506
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 8
- Quintile
- 2
- Income
- 2506
- Employment
- 2949
- Health
- 3631
- Education
- 2938
- Access
- 859
- Crime
- 1962
- Housing
- 3877
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Police Recorded Crime near AB43 7HQ
not available in Scotland gov.scot
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 42 m straight lineabout 1 min
Mid Street
Bus · NE bound · north-east
- 110 m straight lineabout 1 min
Caravan Park
Bus · at · south
- 227 m straight lineabout 3 min
The Links
Bus · NW bound · north-west
- 277 m straight lineabout 3 min
The Links
Bus · SE bound · south-east
- 298 m straight lineabout 4 min
The Square
Bus · NE bound · north-east
Coordinates & Location for AB43 7HQ
Postcode
AB43 7HQ
Coordinates
57.6993, -2.1161
Grid reference
NJ931677
Easting
393,177
Northing
867,725
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9VMVXM+PG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Fraserburgh
ITL Region
Aberdeenshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
Administrative Information
Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Council AreaAberdeenshire North and Moray East S14000062
Constituency
S14000062Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Troup
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
Rosehearty, Sandhaven and Tyrie - 04 S01014120
S01014120MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Rosehearty, Sandhaven and Tyrie S02002622
S02002622LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Rosehearty and Strathbeg - 08 S01007110
S01007110MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Rosehearty and Strathbeg S02001339
S02001339Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
7:07 AM
Sunrise
4:37 PM
Sunset
9 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:07 AM
Sunset (today)
4:37 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 30 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 AB43 7HQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 2506 · Decile 4
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01014120 and MSOA S02002622 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB43 7HQ 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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