AB42 postcode area guide — Aberdeenshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the AB42 postcode district in Aberdeenshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in AB42
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
73.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
37.6%
Gigabit-capable
37.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.4%
Broadband availability in the AB42 postcode district (Aberdeenshire) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 1,242 postcodes Ofcom measures in AB42, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 73.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 37.6%.
Around 2.4% of premises in AB42 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in AB42
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| AB42 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| AB42 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| AB42 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| AB42 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| AB42 0AG | 0% | 0% |
| AB42 0DH | 100% | 0% |
| AB42 0DL | 100% | 0% |
| AB42 0HA | 100% | 86.4% |
| AB42 0HB | 100% | 0% |
| AB42 0HD | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Aberdeenshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Aberdeenshire district (131,096 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
82%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
3.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
82.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Food hygiene ratings in AB42
288 rated food businesses operate in AB42. 209 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 22 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: A Special Treat, Abbey Court Very Sheltered Housing Complex, Aberdeenshire Cake Box, Aden Caravan Park, Aden Craft And Gift Shop.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Aberdeenshire
Landlines around AB42 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.