AB42 7DY

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
AB42 3DY	33 m
AB42 3EB	829 m
AB42 3DT	1.1 km
AB42 3EA	1.2 km
AB42 3DR	1.2 km

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: AB42 7DY
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 1990
Terminated: 1 June 1996
Postcode area: AB
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 7
Latitude: 57.520545
Longitude: -1.874495
British National Grid easting: 407,617
British National Grid northing: 847,828

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: S00137728
Lower layer super output area: Longside and Rattray South - 05 · S01014110
Middle layer super output area: Longside and Rattray South · S02002620

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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