AB42 8GS

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
AB42 5GS	1 m
AB42 5GP	115 m
AB42 5FN	171 m
AB42 5EE	221 m
AB42 5GD	222 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: AB42 8GS
Status: Terminated
Introduced: 1 March 1991
Terminated: 1 June 1996
Postcode area: AB
Postcode district: AB42
Postcode sector: AB42 8
Latitude: 57.524747
Longitude: -2.010375
British National Grid easting: 399,478
British National Grid northing: 848,289

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: S00137712
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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Nearby transport

Station Road

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Station Road

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Academy Gardens

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Birch Grove

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0.1 miles
Academy

BCT · Mintlaw
0.1 miles