Banff
Banff is covered by postcode district AB45. It is in the Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Banff, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 36
- Some can get gigabit: 30
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 82
- Ofcom gives no figure: 2
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 150 postcodes in Banff that ONS places, 36 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 30 have some that can, 82 can all get it and 2 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 150 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 57.6650, longitude -2.5288. 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
36 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
What is it like to live in Banff?
At 82 of the 148 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 1 primary school and 1 secondary school at its postcodes.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list. 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 Banff?
7 of the 150 postcodes now in use in Banff 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: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Banff?
Ofcom reports on 148 of the 150 postcodes in Banff. At 82 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, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Banff?
The open schools at the postcodes in Banff. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Secondary
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.
Who runs Banff?
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party)
All 150 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 Banff
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
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Banff postcodes
150 postcodes in use in Banff, by district:
That district is in the AB postcode area.
Check a Banff postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Banff
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Banff
- What is the postcode for Banff?
- Postcode district AB45, with 150 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Banff in?
- Aberdeenshire. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Banff?
- Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party), for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Banff?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Banff Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Banff Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
- What broadband can you get in Banff?
- Ofcom reports on 148 of the 150 postcodes in Banff. At 82 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Banff?
- 7 of the 150 postcodes now in use in Banff came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- UK Parliament
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.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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