Cove Bay
Cove Bay is covered by postcode district AB12. It is in the Aberdeen City council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Cove Bay, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 10
- In use before 2020: 171
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 181 postcodes in Cove Bay that ONS places, 10 are new since 2020 and 171 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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 160 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 57.1009, longitude -2.0878. 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.
The 5 newest postcodes
Further out, not drawn
This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 7 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. AB12 3DT, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Cove Bay?
At 164 of the 181 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Aberdeen, 4.8 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 Cove Bay?
10 of the 181 postcodes now in use in Cove Bay 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 Cove Bay?
Ofcom reports on 181 of the 181 postcodes in Cove Bay. At 164 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 Cove Bay?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Cove Bay. 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.
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 Cove Bay?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Cove Bay is Aberdeen Rail Station, 4.8 km away in a straight line.
- Aberdeen Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle
- Portlethen Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmCycle
- Dyce Rail Station Railway station 13.2 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 Cove Bay?
- Council
- Aberdeen City
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeen South
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Douglas Lumsden (Conservative)
All 181 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 Cove Bay
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Aberdeen City about council tax Council tax, on aberdeencity.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
Cove Bay postcodes
181 postcodes in use in Cove Bay, by district:
That district is in the AB postcode area.
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Places near Cove Bay
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Cove Bay
- What is the postcode for Cove Bay?
- Postcode district AB12, with 181 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Cove Bay in?
- Aberdeen City. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Cove Bay?
- Douglas Lumsden (Conservative), for Aberdeen South. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Cove Bay?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Loirston School and Charleston School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Lochside Academy, 1.4 km away. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Cove Bay have a railway station?
- The nearest is Aberdeen station, 4.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Cove Bay?
- Ofcom reports on 181 of the 181 postcodes in Cove Bay. At 164 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Cove Bay?
- 10 of the 181 postcodes now in use in Cove Bay 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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