Stonehaven
Stonehaven is covered by postcode district AB39. It is in the Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Stonehaven, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 17
- Some can get gigabit: 53
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 215
- Ofcom gives no figure: 14
Of the 299 postcodes in Stonehaven that ONS places, 17 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 53 have some that can, 215 can all get it and 14 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 56.9657, longitude -2.2182. 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 Stonehaven?
At 215 of the 285 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Stonehaven, 450 metres 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 Stonehaven?
4 of the 299 postcodes now in use in Stonehaven 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 Stonehaven?
Ofcom reports on 285 of the 299 postcodes in Stonehaven. At 215 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 Stonehaven?
The open schools at the postcodes in Stonehaven. 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 Stonehaven?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Stonehaven is Stonehaven Rail Station, 450 m away in a straight line.
- Stonehaven Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
- Portlethen Rail Station Railway station 12.0 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: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Stonehaven?
- Council
- Aberdeenshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
All 299 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 Stonehaven
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
Stonehaven postcodes
299 postcodes in use in Stonehaven, by district:
That district is in the AB postcode area.
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Places near Stonehaven
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Stonehaven
- What is the postcode for Stonehaven?
- Postcode district AB39, with 299 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Stonehaven in?
- Aberdeenshire. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Stonehaven?
- Andrew Bowie (Conservative), for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Stonehaven?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Arduthie School, Dunnottar School and Mill O'Forest School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Mackie Academy. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Stonehaven have a railway station?
- Yes: Stonehaven station, 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Stonehaven?
- Ofcom reports on 285 of the 299 postcodes in Stonehaven. At 215 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Stonehaven?
- 4 of the 299 postcodes now in use in Stonehaven 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.
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