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AB30 1GQ

Postcode

A postcode in Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04, Mearns ward, Aberdeenshire.

This report describes the area around AB30 1GQ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around AB30 1GQ

Schools near AB30 1GQ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Laurencekirk School
Primary
530 m
7 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only
Mearns Academy
Secondary
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Ofsted inspects schools in England only

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Within 1 km of AB30 1GQ

In a straight line

Stations

  • Laurencekirk9 minutes on foot690 m

GP practices

  • Laurencekirk Medical Group6,163 registered patients230 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Scotmid LaurencekirkScottish Midland Co-operative190 m
  • Co-op LaurencekirkThe Co-operative Group860 m

The neighbourhood: Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04

Everything about Mearns and Laurencekirk - 04
Population
569
Joint 3,973rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.3%
Joint 19,996th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

The postcode district: AB30

Everything about AB30
Population
8,132
622nd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
41%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
56.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.