Buckie
Buckie is covered by postcode district AB56. It is in the Moray council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Buckie, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 11
- Some can get gigabit: 45
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 258
- Ofcom gives no figure: 6
Of the 320 postcodes in Buckie that ONS places, 11 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 45 have some that can, 258 can all get it and 6 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. 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 57.6743, longitude -2.9652. 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.
What is it like to live in Buckie?
At 258 of the 314 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Keith, 13.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
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 Buckie?
7 of the 320 postcodes now in use in Buckie 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 Buckie?
Ofcom reports on 314 of the 320 postcodes in Buckie. At 258 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 Buckie?
The open schools at the postcodes in Buckie. 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.
Primary
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.
How far is the station from Buckie?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Buckie is Keith Rail Station, 13.7 km away in a straight line.
- Keith Rail Station Railway station 13.7 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 Buckie?
- Council
- Moray
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party)
All 320 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 Buckie
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Moray about council tax Council tax, on moray.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
Buckie postcodes
320 postcodes in use in Buckie, by district:
That district is in the AB postcode area.
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Places near Buckie
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Buckie
- What is the postcode for Buckie?
- Postcode district AB56, with 320 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Buckie in?
- Moray. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Buckie?
- Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party), for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Buckie?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Cluny Primary School, St Peter's RC Primary School and Millbank Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Buckie High School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Buckie have a railway station?
- The nearest is Keith station, 13.7 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Buckie?
- Ofcom reports on 314 of the 320 postcodes in Buckie. At 258 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Buckie?
- 7 of the 320 postcodes now in use in Buckie 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
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- 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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