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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 8.8 km straight lineabout 110 min
Inverurie Rail Station
Rail
- 10.9 km straight lineabout 136 min
Insch Rail Station
Rail · entrance
- 13.7 km straight lineabout 171 min
Kintore Railway Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 113 m straight lineabout 1 min
Pardes of Glack
Bus · opp · north-west
- 116 m straight lineabout 1 min
Pardes of Glack
Bus · at · south
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 17 min
Edinmore Drive
Bus · at · south
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · AB51 5AS
Registers of Scotland · Durno-Chapel of Garioch - 07 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£281,268
Median price: £305,375
2023 sales · 14 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near AB51 5AS
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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%5041
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 15
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 6231
- Employment
- 5716
- Health
- 6419
- Education
- 4898
- Access
- 220
- Crime
- 6444
- Housing
- 5305
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB51 5AS
Postcode
AB51 5AS
Coordinates
57.3568, -2.4388
Grid reference
NJ736296
Easting
373,699
Northing
829,680
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V9H46+PF
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
Durno and Chapel of Garioch - 03 S01013920
S01013920MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Durno and Chapel of Garioch S02002587
S02002587LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Durno-Chapel of Garioch - 07 S01006915
S01006915MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Durno-Chapel of Garioch S02001305
S02001305Accessible 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
7:09 AM
Sunrise
4:37 PM
Sunset
9 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:09 AM
Sunset (today)
4:37 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentJuly 1993 — Introduced
Postcode AB51 5AS 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 5041 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01013920 and MSOA S02002587 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB51 5AS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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