AB42 5DW

Central Buchan · Aberdeenshire · Scotland

Updated September 2026

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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 5DU	637 m
AB41 8UP	683 m
AB42 5DY	802 m
AB42 5DZ	843 m
AB42 5DX	1.0 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: AB42 5DW
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 June 1996
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: AB
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 5
Latitude: 57.489965
Longitude: -2.054084
British National Grid easting: 396,857
British National Grid northing: 844,418

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: S00137909
Lower layer super output area: Auchnagatt - 04 · S01014076
Middle layer super output area: Auchnagatt · S02002614

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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