AB53 postcode area guide — Aberdeenshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the AB53 postcode district in Aberdeenshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in AB53
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
51.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
6%
Gigabit-capable
6%
Below USO (10Mb)
12.1%
Broadband availability in the AB53 postcode district (Aberdeenshire) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 680 postcodes Ofcom measures in AB53, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 51.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 6%.
Around 12.1% of premises in AB53 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 AB53
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| AB53 4AA | 90.9% | 0% |
| AB53 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| AB53 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| AB53 4AE | 100% | 0% |
| AB53 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| AB53 4AG | 100% | 0% |
| AB53 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| AB53 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| AB53 4AL | 100% | 0% |
| AB53 4AN | 100% | 0% |
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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 AB53
99 rated food businesses operate in AB53. 65 hold a Pass under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme used in Scotland, while 12 currently require improvement.
Among the Pass-rated: 2nd Dimensions Sweetie Shop, Abbeyfield House, Ace Winches Staff Canteen, Auchterless Primary School, Blakehouse Lounge Bar & Restaurant.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Aberdeenshire
Landlines around AB53 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.