(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Other Urban Area 2
2021 Classification
Other Urban Areas 2
Sun & Time Information
3:36 AM
Sunrise
8:58 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:36 AM
Sunset (today)
8:58 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1989
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~37 years
Active Duration
1989 -> Present
April 1989 — Introduced
Postcode KA1 1BA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Other Urban Area 2. IMD Scotland: Rank 1117 · Decile 2
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Other Urban Areas 2. LSOA S01015694 and MSOA S02002906 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode KA1 1BA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1989
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~37 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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