(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
3:27 AM
Sunrise
8:59 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:27 AM
Sunset (today)
8:59 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2006
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> Present
September 2006 — Introduced
Postcode EH29 9FD introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Accessible Small Town 3. IMD Scotland: Rank 4111 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Small Towns 3. LSOA S01015068 and MSOA S02002792 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EH29 9FD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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