AB42 3EA

Central Buchan · Aberdeenshire · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Central Buchan
Local authority: Aberdeenshire
Constituency: Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
AB42 3DY	1.2 km
AB42 3EB	1.3 km
AB42 4XT	1.6 km
AB42 4US	1.6 km
AB42 4UR	1.7 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: AB42 3EA
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 June 1996
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: AB
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 3
Latitude: 57.524523
Longitude: -1.892480
British National Grid easting: 406,539
British National Grid northing: 848,269

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Scotland · S92000003
Region: S99999999
Local authority district: Aberdeenshire · S12000034
Electoral ward: Central Buchan · S13002851
Parish or community: S99999999
Westminster constituency: Aberdeenshire North and Moray East · S14000062
Output area: S00137666
Lower layer super output area: Longside and Rattray North - 03 · S01014114
Middle layer super output area: Longside and Rattray North · S02002621

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+: 0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 0%
Gigabit-capable: 0%

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

Willowbank Centre

BCT · Torterston
0.5 miles
Glendaveny

BCT · Torterston
1.0 miles
Glendaveny

BCT · Torterston
1.1 miles
Bridge of Faichfield

BCT · Longside
1.2 miles
Bridge of Faichfield

BCT · Longside
1.2 miles