AB42 4JR

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 4JL	44 m
AB42 5EB	231 m
AB42 4JN	285 m
AB42 5BP	330 m
AB42 5GQ	401 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: AB42 4JR
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 June 1998
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: AB
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 4
Latitude: 57.526506
Longitude: -2.023934
British National Grid easting: 398,666
British National Grid northing: 848,485

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: S00137703
Lower layer super output area: Mintlaw - 03 · S01014071
Middle layer super output area: Mintlaw · S02002613

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+: 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

Aden Country Park

BCT · Mintlaw
0.0 miles
Aden Country Park

BCT · Mintlaw
0.0 miles
Newlands Road

BCT · Mintlaw
0.1 miles
Newlands Road

BCT · Mintlaw
0.2 miles
Academy

BCT · Mintlaw
0.4 miles