AB42
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an AB42 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In AB42, 56.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How AB42 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of AB42?
AB42 had 35,890 usual residents at the census.
AB42 is the 600th most populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in AB42
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auchnagatt - 03 | 909 | No figure | No figure | 9.9% |
| Auchnagatt - 04 | 603 | No figure | No figure | 29.1% |
| Cruden - 01 | 940 | No figure | No figure | 67.0% |
| Cruden - 02 | 799 | No figure | No figure | 42.7% |
| Cruden - 03 | 789 | No figure | No figure | 95.8% |
| Cruden - 04 | 832 | No figure | No figure | 69.4% |
| Cruden - 05 | 493 | No figure | No figure | 84.5% |
| Cruden - 06 | 884 | No figure | No figure | 0.2% |
| Deer and Mormond - 02 | 867 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Deer and Mormond - 03 | 717 | No figure | No figure | 38.1% |
| Deer and Mormond - 04 | 416 | No figure | No figure | 8.9% |
| Longside and Rattray North - 01 | 557 | No figure | No figure | 4.0% |
| Longside and Rattray North - 02 | 867 | No figure | No figure | 16.9% |
| Longside and Rattray North - 03 | 739 | No figure | No figure | 8.0% |
| Longside and Rattray South - 01 | 926 | No figure | No figure | 6.6% |
| Longside and Rattray South - 02 | 737 | No figure | No figure | 97.7% |
| Longside and Rattray South - 03 | 603 | No figure | No figure | 98.4% |
| Longside and Rattray South - 04 | 735 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Longside and Rattray South - 05 | 795 | No figure | No figure | 39.8% |
| Longside and Rattray South - 06 | 643 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Mintlaw - 01 | 650 | No figure | No figure | 53.4% |
| Mintlaw - 02 | 820 | No figure | No figure | 24.7% |
| Mintlaw - 03 | 1,020 | No figure | No figure | 8.8% |
| Mintlaw - 04 | 494 | No figure | No figure | 0.0% |
| Peterhead Bay - 01 | 739 | No figure | No figure | 50.7% |
| Peterhead Bay - 02 | 895 | No figure | No figure | 83.3% |
| Peterhead Bay - 03 | 759 | No figure | No figure | 97.4% |
| Peterhead Harbour - 01 | 656 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Peterhead Harbour - 02 | 574 | No figure | No figure | 100.0% |
| Peterhead Harbour - 03 | 1,007 | No figure | No figure | 99.2% |
| Peterhead Harbour - 04 | 574 | No figure | No figure | 77.9% |
| Peterhead Harbour - 05 | 905 | No figure | No figure | 92.9% |
| Peterhead Harbour - 06 | 1,115 | No figure | No figure | 77.6% |
| Peterhead Harbour - 07 | 929 | No figure | No figure | 92.9% |
| Peterhead Harbour - 08 | 529 | No figure | No figure | 99.6% |
| Peterhead Links - 01 | 483 | No figure | No figure | 75.9% |
| Peterhead Links - 02 | 1,231 | No figure | No figure | 84.0% |
| Peterhead Links - 03 | 580 | No figure | No figure | 8.0% |
| Peterhead Links - 04 | 690 | No figure | No figure | 9.2% |
| Peterhead Links - 05 | 665 | No figure | No figure | 27.2% |
| Peterhead Links - 06 | 713 | No figure | No figure | 34.9% |
| Peterhead Ugieside - 01 | 479 | No figure | No figure | 99.1% |
| Peterhead Ugieside - 02 | 438 | No figure | No figure | 49.8% |
| Peterhead Ugieside - 03 | 839 | No figure | No figure | 99.4% |
| Peterhead Ugieside - 04 | 544 | No figure | No figure | 72.2% |
| Peterhead Ugieside - 05 | 862 | No figure | No figure | 36.0% |
| Peterhead Ugieside - 06 | 866 | No figure | No figure | 85.1% |
| Ythanside - 04 | 1,046 | No figure | No figure | 25.9% |
MPs for AB42
- Seamus LoganScottish National PartyMP for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East85% of AB42’s postcodes
- Harriet CrossConservativeMP for Gordon and Buchan15% of AB42’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
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AB42 in brief
AB42 is a postcode district covering Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire.
About 36,683 people lived in AB42 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
AB42 had 35,890 usual residents at the census.
In AB42, 56.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In AB42, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
63.3% of residents in AB42 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.