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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 6.0 km straight lineabout 75 min
Inverurie Rail Station
Rail
- 10.2 km straight lineabout 128 min
Kintore Railway Station
Rail
- 16.6 km straight lineabout 207 min
Dyce Rail Station
Rail · at
Bus stops
- 28 m straight lineabout 1 min
Academy Way
Bus · at · west
- 102 m straight lineabout 1 min
Academy Way
Bus · opp · east
- 190 m straight lineabout 2 min
Academy
Bus · opp · west
- 218 m straight lineabout 3 min
Meldrum Academy
Bus · at · east
- 322 m straight lineabout 4 min
Meldrum School
Bus · opp · east
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · AB51 0JZ
Registers of Scotland · Barrahill - 01 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£218,253
Median price: £205,500
2023 sales · 10 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near AB51 0JZ
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 9 — Least deprived 10–20%6102
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 18
- Quintile
- 5
- Income
- 5518.5
- Employment
- 5427
- Health
- 5383
- Education
- 4542
- Access
- 5876
- Crime
- 5598
- Housing
- 5622
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB51 0JZ
Postcode
AB51 0JZ
Coordinates
57.3349, -2.3297
Grid reference
NJ802272
Easting
380,252
Northing
827,207
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V8MMC+X4
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 - 01 S01013995
S01013995MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Barrahill S02002599
S02002599LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Barrahill - 01 S01006985
S01006985MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Barrahill S02001317
S02001317Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
7:15 AM
Sunrise
4:29 PM
Sunset
9 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:15 AM
Sunset (today)
4:29 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2005
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> PresentOctober 2005 — Introduced
Postcode AB51 0JZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 6102 · Decile 9
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01013995 and MSOA S02002599 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB51 0JZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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