Around average
IMD Scotland
Scotland
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for PH12 8RE
Postcode
PH12 8RE
Coordinates
56.6171, -3.1135
Grid reference
NO317478
Easting
331,764
Northing
747,808
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C8RJV8P+VJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Dundee
ITL Region
Angus
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 6 — Least Deprived 10%3894
Rank out of all Scottish datazones
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3894 places this postcode in Decile 6 in Scotland. N/A for England, Wales and Northern Ireland indices as this postcode is in Scotland.
Administrative Information
Angus
Local Authority
Council AreaAngus and Perthshire Glens S14000065
Constituency
S14000065Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Kirriemuir and Dean
Constituency code
S14000065
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Angus
Health & NHS
Tayside
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Tayside
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Angus Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Angus Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Kirriemuir Landward - 03 S01014290
S01014290MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Kirriemuir Landward S02002652
S02002652LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kirriemuir Landward - 03 S01007268
S01007268MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kirriemuir Landward S02001367
S02001367Accessible Rural
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 Rural 6
2021 Classification
Accessible Rural 5
Sun & Time Information
3:39 AM
Sunrise
8:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:39 AM
Sunset (today)
8:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PH12 8RE 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 Rural 6. IMD Scotland: Rank 3894 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Accessible Rural 5. LSOA S01014290 and MSOA S02002652 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PH12 8RE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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