AB42 8BU

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
AB42 5BU	404 m
AB42 5FY	847 m
AB42 5FW	879 m
AB42 5JJ	887 m
AB42 5FX	901 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: AB42 8BU
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 August 1990
Terminated: 1 June 1996
Postcode area: AB
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 8
Latitude: 57.508615
Longitude: -2.007516
British National Grid easting: 399,649
British National Grid northing: 846,493

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: S00137744
Lower layer super output area: Mintlaw - 01 · S01014069
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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Nearby transport

The Beeches

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The Beeches

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0.9 miles
Briar Gardens

BCT · Mintlaw
0.9 miles
Brae Crescent

BCT · Mintlaw
0.9 miles
Nether Aden Road

BCT · Mintlaw
1.0 miles