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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 10.4 km straight lineabout 130 min
Inverurie Rail Station
Rail
- 11.8 km straight lineabout 148 min
Insch Rail Station
Rail · entrance
- 15.4 km straight lineabout 192 min
Kintore Railway Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 410 m straight lineabout 5 min
Knowehead
Bus · at · south-east
- 420 m straight lineabout 5 min
Knowehead
Bus · opp · north-west
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Drum of Wartle
Bus · SE-Bound · south-east
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
Drum of Wartle
Bus · N-Bound · north
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · AB51 5BA
Registers of Scotland · Fyvie-Rothie - 05 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£321,855
Median price: £259,025
2023 sales · 10 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near AB51 5BA
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%5419
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 16
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 6254
- Employment
- 6680
- Health
- 6161
- Education
- 4642
- Access
- 366
- Crime
- 6678
- Housing
- 6043
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB51 5BA
Postcode
AB51 5BA
Coordinates
57.3744, -2.4325
Grid reference
NJ740316
Easting
374,089
Northing
831,629
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V9HF8+PX
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
Fyvie-Rothie - 05 S01014007
S01014007MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Fyvie-Rothie S02002600
S02002600LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Fyvie-Rothie - 05 S01006995
S01006995MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Fyvie-Rothie S02001318
S02001318Accessible 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
December 2002
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> PresentDecember 2002 — Introduced
Postcode AB51 5BA introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 5419 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01014007 and MSOA S02002600 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB51 5BA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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