Low deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AB52 6QF
Postcode
AB52 6QF
Coordinates
57.3157, -2.5959
Grid reference
NJ642251
Easting
364,208
Northing
825,169
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9V8C83+7M
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Scotland — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 8 — Least Deprived 10%5525
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5525 places this postcode in Decile 8 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Aberdeenshire
Local Authority
Council AreaGordon and Buchan S14000091
Constituency
S14000091Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
West Garioch
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
Howe of Alford - 09 S01013890
S01013890MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Howe of Alford S02002582
S02002582LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Howe of Alford - 09 S01006888
S01006888MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Howe of Alford S02001301
S02001301Accessible Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Accessible Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:34 AM
Sunrise
8:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:34 AM
Sunset (today)
8:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 AB52 6QF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 5525 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01013890 and MSOA S02002582 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB52 6QF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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