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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 6.3 km straight lineabout 78 min
Inverurie Rail Station
Rail
- 10.5 km straight lineabout 131 min
Kintore Railway Station
Rail
- 16.7 km straight lineabout 209 min
Dyce Rail Station
Rail · at
Bus stops
- 242 m straight lineabout 3 min
Academy Way
Bus · at · west
- 248 m straight lineabout 3 min
Meldrum Academy
Bus · at · east
- 270 m straight lineabout 3 min
Academy Way
Bus · opp · east
- 325 m straight lineabout 4 min
Meldrum School
Bus · opp · east
- 339 m straight lineabout 4 min
Academy
Bus · opp · west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · AB51 0PA
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 0PA
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
Nearby postcodes around AB51 0PA
Other postcode pages in the same local area as AB51 0PA.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB51 0PA
Postcode
AB51 0PA
Coordinates
57.3370, -2.3277
Grid reference
NJ803274
Easting
380,369
Northing
827,433
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V8MPC+QW
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 - 04 S01006988
S01006988MSOA 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
7:13 AM
Sunrise
4:32 PM
Sunset
9 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:13 AM
Sunset (today)
4:32 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 19 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2006
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> PresentJuly 2006 — Introduced
Postcode AB51 0PA introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5460 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01013995 and MSOA S02002599 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB51 0PA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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