AB31 6LQ

Banchory and Mid Deeside · Aberdeenshire · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Banchory and Mid Deeside
Local authority: Aberdeenshire
Constituency: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Postcode district: AB31
Postcode sector: AB31 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
AB31 6NP	624 m
AB31 6LP	656 m
AB31 6NQ	1.1 km
AB31 6NF	1.2 km
AB31 6LN	1.2 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: AB31 6LQ
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 June 1996
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: AB
Postcode district: AB31
Postcode sector: AB31 6
Latitude: 57.015817
Longitude: -2.559260
British National Grid easting: 366,139
British National Grid northing: 791,772

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Aberdeenshire · S12000034
Electoral ward: Banchory and Mid Deeside · S13002863
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine · S14000111
Output area: S00139153
Lower layer super output area: Aboyne and South Deeside - 07 · S01013793
Middle layer super output area: Aboyne and South Deeside · S02002567

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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Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+: 66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 66.7%
Gigabit-capable: 66.7%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 16.7%
Next Generation Access: 66.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless: 0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

Nearby transport

Post Office

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0.9 miles
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0.9 miles
Belts of Collonach

BCT · Banchory
1.8 miles
Nether Boghead

BCT · Finzean
2.1 miles
Silver Ladies Caravan Park

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2.2 miles