AB42 4AD

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
AB42 4GQ	38 m
AB42 4HF	130 m
AB42 4TG	162 m
AB42 4HJ	193 m
AB42 4EN	308 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: AB42 4AD
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 March 2011
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: AB
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 4
Latitude: 57.548460
Longitude: -2.017733
British National Grid easting: 399,038
British National Grid northing: 850,929

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: S00137645
Lower layer super output area: Deer and Mormond - 03 · S01014064
Middle layer super output area: Deer and Mormond · S02002612

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

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.

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