AB23 8BE

Mid Formartine · Aberdeenshire · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Mid Formartine
Local authority: Aberdeenshire
Constituency: Gordon and Buchan
Postcode district: AB23
Postcode sector: AB23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
AB23 8AR	80 m
AB23 8LW	224 m
AB23 8BT	238 m
AB23 8GJ	261 m
AB23 8HF	306 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: AB23 8BE
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 December 1997
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: AB
Postcode district: AB23
Postcode sector: AB23 8
Latitude: 57.217223
Longitude: -2.070708
British National Grid easting: 395,829
British National Grid northing: 814,056

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Aberdeenshire · S12000034
Electoral ward: Mid Formartine · S13002855
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Gordon and Buchan · S14000091
Output area: S00138692
Lower layer super output area: Balmedie and Potterton - 04 · S01013963
Middle layer super output area: Balmedie and Potterton · S02002594

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 1
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Springwood School

Offshore schools
2.7 km

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 97.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 97.3%
Gigabit-capable: 97.3%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Blackdog Steading

BCT · Blackdog
0.1 miles
Seaview

BCT · Bridge of Don
0.4 miles
Roundabout

BCT · Blackdog
0.4 miles
Seaview

BCT · Bridge of Don
0.4 miles
Roundabout

BCT · Blackdog
0.4 miles

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Springwood School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.