Banchory
Banchory is covered by postcode district AB31. It is in the Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Banchory, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 192
- Some can get gigabit: 16
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 12
- Ofcom gives no figure: 8
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 228 postcodes in Banchory that ONS places, 192 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 16 have some that can, 12 can all get it and 8 have no Ofcom figure.
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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 170 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 57.0560, longitude -2.4935. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: 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. How we use them
Postcodes without gigabit
192 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 86 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. AB31 5QG, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 50 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. AB31 5NX, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 37 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. AB31 5JB, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 6 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. AB31 4DW, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Banchory?
At 12 of the 220 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Stonehaven, 19.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
Are new homes being built in Banchory?
11 of the 228 postcodes now in use in Banchory came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Banchory?
Ofcom reports on 220 of the 228 postcodes in Banchory. At 12 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
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 checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Banchory?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Banchory is Stonehaven Rail Station, 19.0 km away in a straight line.
- Stonehaven Rail Station Railway station 19.0 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: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Banchory?
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
All 228 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Banchory
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Aberdeenshire about council tax Council tax, on aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Banchory postcodes
228 postcodes in use in Banchory, by district:
That district is in the AB postcode area.
Check a Banchory postcode
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Places near Banchory
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Banchory
- What is it like to live in Banchory?
- At 12 of the 220 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest railway station is Stonehaven, 19.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: Ofcom and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Banchory?
- Banchory is covered by postcode district AB31, across 228 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Banchory in?
- Banchory is in the Aberdeenshire council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Banchory?
- Banchory is in the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Andrew Bowie (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Does Banchory have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Banchory is Stonehaven, 19.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Banchory?
- Ofcom reports on 220 of the 228 postcodes in Banchory. At 12 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Banchory?
- 11 of the 228 postcodes now in use in Banchory came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
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