Inverurie
Inverurie is covered by postcode district AB51. It is in the Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Inverurie, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 24
- In use before 2020: 411
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 435 postcodes in Inverurie that ONS places, 24 are new since 2020 and 411 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 57.2859, longitude -2.3844. 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
2 further out, not drawn
These postcodes lie well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without them to show the rest closer; they are in every count.
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 8 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. AB51 1DX, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Inverurie?
At 284 of the 411 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 Inverurie, 650 metres 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 Inverurie?
24 of the 435 postcodes now in use in Inverurie 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 Inverurie?
Ofcom reports on 411 of the 435 postcodes in Inverurie. At 284 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 Inverurie?
The open schools at the postcodes in Inverurie. 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 Inverurie?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Inverurie is Inverurie Rail Station, 650 m away in a straight line.
- Inverurie Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
- Kintore Railway Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive
- Dyce Rail Station Railway station 14.6 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 Inverurie?
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gordon and Buchan
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Harriet Cross (Conservative)
All 435 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 Inverurie
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
Inverurie postcodes
435 postcodes in use in Inverurie, by district:
That district is in the AB postcode area.
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Places near Inverurie
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Inverurie
- What is the postcode for Inverurie?
- Postcode district AB51, with 435 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Inverurie in?
- Aberdeenshire. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Inverurie?
- Harriet Cross (Conservative), for Gordon and Buchan. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Inverurie?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Strathburn School, Kellands School and Uryside School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Inverurie Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Inverurie have a railway station?
- Yes: Inverurie station, 650 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Inverurie?
- Ofcom reports on 411 of the 435 postcodes in Inverurie. At 284 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Inverurie?
- 24 of the 435 postcodes now in use in Inverurie 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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