AB56
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Buckie, Buckpool and Seatown, in Moray.
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 AB56 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In AB56, 67.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How AB56 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of AB56?
AB56 had 14,701 usual residents at the census.
AB56 is the 990th least populated of 2,756 in the UK.
Neighbourhoods in AB56
Your MP
- Seamus LoganScottish National PartyMP for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in AB563
Postcode sectors in AB564
Council1
Towns in AB561
Postcode districts next to AB563
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AB56 in brief
AB56 is a postcode district covering Buckie, Buckpool and Seatown, in Moray.
About 14,798 people lived in AB56 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).
AB56 had 14,701 usual residents at the census.
In AB56, 67.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In AB56, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
59.4% of residents in AB56 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.