Balmedie

Balmedie is covered by postcode district AB23. It is in the Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

Gigabit broadband 2 of 52 postcodes where every home and business can get it Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes Nearest station Dyce 9.4 km from the middle, in a straight line MP Harriet Cross Conservative, Gordon and Buchan

Every postcode in Balmedie, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in Balmedie, by gigabit broadband Of the 52 postcodes in Balmedie that ONS places, 46 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 4 have some that can and 2 can all get it. Places named: Balmedie. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. AB23 8SQ: gigabit for allAB23 8SU: gigabit for allAB23 8SJ: some gigabitAB23 8SR: some gigabitAB23 8ST: some gigabitAB23 8SW: some gigabitAB23 8AB: no gigabitAB23 8AD: no gigabitAB23 8HN: no gigabitAB23 8HU: no gigabitAB23 8HW: no gigabitAB23 8HY: no gigabitAB23 8LE: no gigabitAB23 8PW: no gigabitAB23 8SH: no gigabitAB23 8SP: no gigabitAB23 8SS: no gigabitAB23 8SX: no gigabitAB23 8SY: no gigabitAB23 8TP: no gigabitAB23 8TR: no gigabitAB23 8TS: no gigabitAB23 8TW: no gigabitAB23 8WA: no gigabitAB23 8WB: no gigabitAB23 8WD: no gigabitAB23 8WE: no gigabitAB23 8WF: no gigabitAB23 8WG: no gigabitAB23 8WH: no gigabitAB23 8WJ: no gigabitAB23 8WL: no gigabitAB23 8WY: no gigabitAB23 8WZ: no gigabitAB23 8XF: no gigabitAB23 8XG: no gigabitAB23 8XR: no gigabitAB23 8XS: no gigabitAB23 8XU: no gigabitAB23 8XW: no gigabitAB23 8XZ: no gigabitAB23 8YF: no gigabitAB23 8YQ: no gigabitAB23 8YW: no gigabitAB23 8YZ: no gigabitAB23 8ZQ: no gigabitAB23 8ZR: no gigabitAB23 8ZS: no gigabitAB23 8ZT: no gigabitAB23 8ZU: no gigabitAB23 8ZW: no gigabitAB23 8ZX: no gigabit Balmedie Map of every postcode in Balmedie, by gigabit broadband Of the 52 postcodes in Balmedie that ONS places, 46 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 4 have some that can and 2 can all get it. Places named: Balmedie. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Balmedie
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 46
  • Some can get gigabit: 4
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 2
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 0

Of the 52 postcodes in Balmedie that ONS places, 46 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 4 have some that can and 2 can all get it.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 57.2489, longitude -2.0578. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Postcodes without gigabit

46 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

AB23 8ABAB23 8ADAB23 8HNAB23 8HUAB23 8HWAB23 8HYAB23 8LEAB23 8PWAB23 8SHAB23 8SPAB23 8SSAB23 8SX

What is it like to live in Balmedie?

At 2 of the 52 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Dyce, 9.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.

Are new homes being built in Balmedie?

None of the 52 postcodes now in use in Balmedie came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Balmedie?

Ofcom reports on 52 of the 52 postcodes in Balmedie. At 2 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit2 of 52
Postcodes where every home can get superfast49 of 52
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 52

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Which schools are in Balmedie?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Balmedie. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.

How far is the station from Balmedie?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Balmedie is Dyce Rail Station, 9.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Dyce Rail Station Railway station 9.4 kmDrive
  • Aberdeen Rail Station Railway station 12.0 kmDrive
  • Kintore Railway Station Railway station 17.6 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Who runs Balmedie?

Parliamentary constituency
Gordon and Buchan
Police force area
Scotland
Country
Scotland
MP
Harriet Cross (Conservative)

All 52 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

Moving to Balmedie

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Balmedie postcodes

52 postcodes in use in Balmedie, by district:

AB23 postcode district,52 postcodes

That district is in the AB postcode area.

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Places near Balmedie

Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Newmachar8.2 kmDyce9.6 kmAberdeen11.6 kmEllon13.2 kmKingswells14.2 kmBlackburn, Aberdeenshire14.7 kmCove Bay16.6 kmKintore17.6 km All places A to Z

Quick answers about Balmedie

What is the postcode for Balmedie?
Postcode district AB23, with 52 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Balmedie in?
Aberdeenshire. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Balmedie?
Harriet Cross (Conservative), for Gordon and Buchan. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
What schools are in Balmedie?
Primary schools at its postcodes include Balmedie School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Oldmachar Academy, 7.3 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
Does Balmedie have a railway station?
The nearest is Dyce station, 9.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Balmedie?
Ofcom reports on 52 of the 52 postcodes in Balmedie. At 2 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom.
Are new homes being built in Balmedie?
None of the 52 postcodes now in use in Balmedie came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.

Where the facts on this page come from

Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

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