Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, and access to services.
Decile 8 — Least Deprived 10%
5324
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5324 places this postcode in Decile 8 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Religion
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Age groups
Total residents: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Households
Total households: N/A
No demographics data available yet.
Administrative Information
Moray
Local Authority
Council Area
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East S14000062
Constituency
S14000062
Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Buckie
Constituency code
S14000062
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Moray
Health & NHS
Grampian
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS Scotland
Scotland
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
Buckie West, Buckpool and Mains of Buckie - 04 S01018282
S01018282
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Buckie West, Buckpool and Mains of Buckie S02003386
S02003386
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Buckie West and Mains of Buckie - 01 S01011078
S01011078
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Buckie West and Mains of Buckie S02002079
S02002079
Accessible Small Towns
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 Small Town 3
2021 Classification
Accessible Small Towns 3
Sun & Time Information
3:49 AM
Sunrise
8:26 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:49 AM
Sunset (today)
8:26 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1994
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> Present
February 1994 — Introduced
Postcode AB56 1BW 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 Small Town 3. IMD Scotland: Rank 5324 · Decile 8
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01018282 and MSOA S02003386 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB56 1BW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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