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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 8.6 km straight lineabout 108 min
Keith Rail Station
Rail
- 9.4 km straight lineabout 118 min
Keith Town (Keith and Dufftown Railway)
Rail · Platform 1
- 16.7 km straight lineabout 208 min
Drummuir (Keith and Dufftown Railway)
Rail · Platform 1
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · AB56 5HX
Registers of Scotland · Fochabers, Aultmore, Clochan and Ordiquish - 03 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£289,324
Median price: £315,000
2023 sales · 17 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near AB56 5HX
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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%4203
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 13
- Quintile
- 4
- Income
- 4674
- Employment
- 5512
- Health
- 4662
- Education
- 3808
- Access
- 354
- Crime
- 4719
- Housing
- 5254
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for AB56 5HX
Postcode
AB56 5HX
Coordinates
57.6280, -2.9690
Grid reference
NJ422601
Easting
342,227
Northing
860,198
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C9VJ2HJ+69
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
Administrative Information
Moray
Local Authority
Council AreaAberdeenshire North and Moray East S14000062
Constituency
S14000062Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Fochabers Lhanbryde
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
Fochabers, Aultmore, Clochan and Ordiquish - 03 S01018295
S01018295MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Fochabers, Aultmore, Clochan and Ordiquish S02003388
S02003388LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Fochabers, Aultmore, Clochan and Ordiquish - 03 S01011090
S01011090MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Fochabers, Aultmore, Clochan and Ordiquish S02002081
S02002081Accessible 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
7:12 AM
Sunrise
4:38 PM
Sunset
9 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:12 AM
Sunset (today)
4:38 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 26 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 AB56 5HX 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 4203 · Decile 7
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01018295 and MSOA S02003388 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AB56 5HX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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