AB53 6XT postcode in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

AB53 6XT is a postcode in Aberdeenshire, in the Turriff and District ward. It is in the Gordon and Buchan parliamentary constituency and the police force area for Scotland, and has been in use since August 1990.

Where AB53 6XT is, and what is near it

Map of AB53 6XT and what is near it Map of AB53 6XT: its centre point, with the 93 other postcodes in the AB53 6 sector. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. AB53 6XE: also in AB53 6AB53 6XF: also in AB53 6AB53 6XS: also in AB53 6AB53 6XU: also in AB53 6AB53 6XW: also in AB53 6AB53 6XX: also in AB53 6AB53 6XY: also in AB53 6AB53 6YA: also in AB53 6AB53 6YB: also in AB53 6AB53 6YD: also in AB53 6 Central Buchan AB53 6XT Map of AB53 6XT and what is near it Map of AB53 6XT: its centre point, with the 93 other postcodes in the AB53 6 sector. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Central Buchan AB53 6XT
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Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 57.5000, longitude -2.2908)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after AB53 6XT?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at AB53 6XT?

69% of the homes and businesses at AB53 6XT cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Aberdeenshire: 49%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

Aberdeenshire: 91%

Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)69%

The line marks the figure across Aberdeenshire.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at AB53 6XT?

BinDayBuddy has not read Aberdeenshire Council's days for AB53 6XT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for AB53 6XT on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near AB53 6XT?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of AB53 6XT on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Which vets are near AB53 6XT?

The nearest vets to the centre of AB53 6XT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

The official record for AB53 6XT

Ward
Turriff and District
Country
Scotland
Rural or urban
Accessible Rural
In use since
August 1990

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

House prices, schools, crime and flood risk in Scotland: our sources for them cover England, or England and Wales (Registers of Scotland publishes Scottish sales).

We list hospitals and care homes in England only. In Scotland, hospitals are inspected by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and care homes by the Care Inspectorate.

Around AB53 6XT

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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