AB42 2GU

Peterhead South and Cruden · Aberdeenshire · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Peterhead South and Cruden
Local authority: Aberdeenshire
Constituency: Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
AB42 2XD	85 m
AB42 2BR	93 m
AB42 2BT	100 m
AB42 2XR	106 m
AB42 2BS	114 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: AB42 2GU
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 June 1996
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: AB
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 2
Latitude: 57.503475
Longitude: -1.795991
British National Grid easting: 412,325
British National Grid northing: 845,939

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Aberdeenshire · S12000034
Electoral ward: Peterhead South and Cruden · S13002853
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Aberdeenshire North and Moray East · S14000062
Output area: S00137888
Lower layer super output area: Peterhead Bay - 02 · S01014090
Middle layer super output area: Peterhead Bay · S02002617

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+: 100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 33.3%
Gigabit-capable: 33.3%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 0%
Next Generation Access: 100%
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

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Community Hospital

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0.1 miles
Schivas Road

BCT · Clerkhill
0.1 miles
Glebefield Terrace

BCT · Peterhead
0.1 miles