High deprivation
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for AB55 5AH
Postcode
AB55 5AH
Coordinates
57.5378, -2.9504
Grid reference
NJ431501
Easting
343,197
Northing
850,139
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9VG2QX+4R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Elgin
ITL Region
Moray
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 3 — Least Deprived 10%1921
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1921 places this postcode in Decile 3 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Moray
Local Authority
Council AreaAberdeenshire North and Moray East S14000062
Constituency
S14000062Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Keith and Cullen
Constituency code
S14000062
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Moray
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
Moray Community Health and Social Care Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Moray Community Health & Social Care Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Keith and Fife Keith - 02 S01018261
S01018261MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Keith and Fife Keith S02003383
S02003383LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Keith and Fife Keith - 02 S01011061
S01011061MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Keith and Fife Keith S02002076
S02002076Accessible Small Towns
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Remote Small Town 4
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
3:33 AM
Sunrise
9:00 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:33 AM
Sunset (today)
9:00 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentJune 1996 — Introduced
Postcode AB55 5AH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Remote Small Town 4. IMD Scotland: Rank 1921 · Decile 3
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01018261 and MSOA S02003383 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB55 5AH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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