AB42 5AL

Central Buchan · Aberdeenshire · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward: Central Buchan
Local authority: Aberdeenshire
Constituency: Gordon and Buchan
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
AB42 5AN	620 m
AB42 5AS	701 m
AB42 5AR	797 m
AB42 5AT	874 m
AB42 5BR	899 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: AB42 5AL
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 June 1996
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: AB
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 5
Latitude: 57.445674
Longitude: -2.008086
British National Grid easting: 399,614
British National Grid northing: 839,486

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: Gordon and Buchan · S14000091
Output area: S00137988
Lower layer super output area: Ythanside - 04 · S01013985
Middle layer super output area: Ythanside · S02002597

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+: 50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+: 0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+: 0%
Gigabit-capable: 0%

Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband: 16.7%
Next Generation Access: 83.3%
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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0.9 miles
Nether Kinknockie

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0.9 miles
Road End

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1.7 miles
Road End

BCT · Hatton of Cruden
1.7 miles
Shannas Cottages

BCT · Clola
2.2 miles