# AB56 1LG: area report for a postcode in Moray

AB56 1LG is a postcode in Moray.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Moray. Open the map at AB56 1LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) › [AB56](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ab56) › [AB56 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ab56-1)

## Around this postcode

- **No street-level crime here**: Scotland publishes recorded crime by council. It has its own layers. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG
- **Keith, 13 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG
- **Flood zones not mapped here**: Scotland's flood maps use a different model; coming later. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG
- **Scotland’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cullen, Portknockie, Findochty, Drybridge and Berryhillock - 08. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-scotland?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG
- **£203,371 average price**: For the whole of Moray, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at AB56 1LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG
- **1.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Millbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millbank-primary-school-s5206421) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Buckie High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buckie-high-school-s5208734) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cluny Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cluny-primary-school-s5206324) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Peter's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-rc-primary-school-s5206529) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Portessie Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portessie-primary-school-s5208025) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: Ardach Health Centre (660 m, 7,825 registered patients)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Buckie Superstore (340 m, Tesco); Co-op Scotmid Buckie (450 m, Scottish Midland Co-operative); Spar - Buckie (540 m, Spar); Lidl Buckie (760 m, Lidl); Co-op Buckie (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £203,371** (August 2026). Moray’s average house price was £203,371 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,943** (2025). Full-time workers living in Moray earned a median of £33,943 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 31st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Moray costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 94,730** (2025). Moray’s population was an estimated 94,730 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Buckie Central East - 01 (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 418** (2021). Buckie Central East - 01 had 418 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 1,181st least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 63.2%** (January 2026). In Buckie Central East - 01, 63.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 55.7%** (2021). 55.7% of residents in Buckie Central East - 01 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 4,449th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Aged 65 and over: 32.8%** (2021). 32.8% of residents in Buckie Central East - 01 were aged 65 or over at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). Joint 2,899th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## AB56 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 14,701** (2021). AB56 had 14,701 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 990th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 32%** (2022). About 32% of people in AB56 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 67.2%** (January 2026). In AB56, 67.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.4%** (August 2026). In AB56, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray)
- Centre: 57.6692, -2.9561

Council: [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) (Council area, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Aberdeenshire North and Moray East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aberdeenshire-north-and-moray-east): Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-scotland), 2020 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.9561,57.6692,AB561LG

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ab56-1lg