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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.7 km straight lineabout 46 min
Inverurie Rail Station
Rail
- 8.1 km straight lineabout 101 min
Kintore Railway Station
Rail
- 15.4 km straight lineabout 193 min
Dyce Rail Station
Rail · at
Bus stops
- 943 m straight lineabout 12 min
Bructor Cottage
Bus · opp · south-west
- 947 m straight lineabout 12 min
Bructor Cottage
Bus · at · north-east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · AB51 0JQ
Registers of Scotland · Barrahill - 04 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£335,233
Median price: £313,200
2023 sales · 6 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near AB51 0JQ
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
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 8 — Least deprived 20–30%5460
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 16
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 4974
- Employment
- 6149
- Health
- 5573
- Education
- 3869
- Access
- 2210
- Crime
- 5242
- Housing
- 4851
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB51 0JQ
Postcode
AB51 0JQ
Coordinates
57.3164, -2.3473
Grid reference
NJ791251
Easting
379,183
Northing
825,143
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V8M83+G3
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
Administrative Information
Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Council AreaGordon and Buchan S14000091
Constituency
S14000091Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Mid Formartine
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
Barrahill - 08 S01014002
S01014002MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barrahill S02002599
S02002599LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barrahill - 04 S01006988
S01006988MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barrahill S02001317
S02001317Accessible 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
7:15 AM
Sunrise
4:30 PM
Sunset
9 hours 15 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:15 AM
Sunset (today)
4:30 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 15 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 AB51 0JQ 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 5460 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01014002 and MSOA S02002599 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB51 0JQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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