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, and which are new since 2020

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  • New since 2020: 0
  • In use before 2020: 52

Of the 52 postcodes in Balmedie that ONS places, 52 were in use before 2020.

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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. 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; 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.

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.

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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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