Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AB44 1SS
Postcode
AB44 1SS
Coordinates
57.6714, -2.4862
Grid reference
NJ710647
Easting
371,096
Northing
864,722
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9VMGC7+HG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Turriff and Banff
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 5 — Least Deprived 10%3297
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3297 places this postcode in Decile 5 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
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
Macduff - 03 S01014051
S01014051MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Macduff S02002609
S02002609LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Macduff - 03 S01007039
S01007039MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Macduff S02001327
S02001327Remote Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2021 Classification
Remote Small Towns 4
Sun & Time Information
3:31 AM
Sunrise
9:00 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:31 AM
Sunset (today)
9:00 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1990
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> PresentAugust 1990 — Introduced
Postcode AB44 1SS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Small Town 4. IMD Scotland: Rank 3297 · Decile 5
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Small Towns 4. LSOA S01014051 and MSOA S02002609 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB44 1SS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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