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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 12.3 km straight lineabout 154 min
Inverurie Rail Station
Rail
- 16.9 km straight lineabout 212 min
Kintore Railway Station
Rail
- 17.8 km straight lineabout 222 min
Insch Rail Station
Rail · entrance
Bus stops
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
Old School House
Bus · opp · south-east
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
Old School House
Bus · at · north-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · AB51 8SS
Registers of Scotland · Fyvie-Rothie - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£337,772
Median price: £360,000
2023 sales · 9 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near AB51 8SS
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 7 — Least deprived 30–40%4609
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 14
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 5290
- Employment
- 5718
- Health
- 6427
- Education
- 5272
- Access
- 91
- Crime
- 6752
- Housing
- 5207
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB51 8SS
Postcode
AB51 8SS
Coordinates
57.3958, -2.3409
Grid reference
NJ796339
Easting
379,609
Northing
833,982
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V9MW5+8J
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 - 02 S01014004
S01014004MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Fyvie-Rothie S02002600
S02002600LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Fyvie-Rothie - 02 S01006992
S01006992MSOA 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
7:11 AM
Sunrise
4:34 PM
Sunset
9 hours 23 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:11 AM
Sunset (today)
4:34 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 23 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 8SS 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 4609 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01014004 and MSOA S02002600 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB51 8SS 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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