Author: David Caldwell Updated: May 28, 2024

AB42 5LR is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (AB42) is called the outward code. The part after the space (5LR) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case AB which means Aberdeen.
Postal District. In our case AB42.
Postal Sector. In our case AB42 5.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case LR.

The regional mail center for the post area AB is the Scottish Distribution Centre, which is located at Canyon Road, Excelsior Park, Netherton Industrial Est, WISHAW, ML2 0XX.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the AB42 5LR postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is . Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

AB42 5LR is within the village of Mintlaw.

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Map Coordinates

Latitude	57.5236935139
Longitude	-1.99505992184

Nearest Town	Distance (Miles)	Direction	Bearing
Peterhead	7.95	E	97.67
Ellon	11.44	SSW	194.85
Fraserburgh	11.76	N	358.19
Rosehearty	12.77	NNW	339.74
Turriff	17.48	W	273.33
Oldmeldrum	17.82	SW	223.03
Macduff	21.20	WNW	298.78
Aberdeen	26.13	S	188.15

Weather Forecast

Weather Forecast for Stuartfield

Thu 26th Dec

Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
21:00 to 00:00		Overcast	6.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	17.00%	W 4 mph

Fri 27th Dec

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Overcast	5.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	15.00%	S 4 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Overcast	6.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	14.00%	SSW 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Overcast	5.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	15.00%	SW 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Partly cloudy (night)	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	8.00%	SSW 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	6.00%	SSW 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	5.00%	SSW 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	5.00%	SW 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	7.00%	SSW 11 mph

Sat 28th Dec

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	10.00%	SSW 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	11.00%	SSW 13 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Partly cloudy (night)	7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	7.00%	SW 13 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Partly cloudy (night)	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	6.00%	SW 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Sunny day	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	5.00%	WSW 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	3.00%	W 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (night)	5.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	2.00%	WSW 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Partly cloudy (night)	5.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	1.00%	WSW 13 mph

Sun 29th Dec

Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Partly cloudy (night)	5.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	2.00%	WSW 16 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Partly cloudy (night)	6.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	4.00%	SW 16 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	6.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	12.00%	WSW 18 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	6.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	17.00%	W 16 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	18.00%	W 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	6.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	17.00%	W 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	5.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	18.00%	WSW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	5.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	18.00%	WSW 11 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like?

Download Speeds

Average Mbps	45.800
Median Mbps	40.000
Maximum Mbps	70.250

AB42 5LR has an average download speed of 45.8 Megabits per second (Mbps).

1,344 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

21% of postcodes (251,172) have slower broadband speeds.

79% of postcodes (932,125) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds

Average Mbps	8.300
Median Mbps	9.400
Maximum Mbps	13.400

AB42 5LR has an average upload speed of 8.3 Megabits per second (Mbps).

4,537 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

16% of postcodes (189,084) have slower upload speeds.

84% of postcodes (991,020) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute Drive

Scotland Primary Schools

Longside School

Address: Longside School, 22 Inn Brae, Longside Peterhead, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 4TP

Distance: 2.13 miles

School Website

Contact: 01779 403700

Kininmonth School

Address: Kininmonth School, Kininmonth, Peterhead, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 4HT

Distance: 2.89 miles

School Website

Contact: 01771 676630

Pitfour School

Address: Pitfour School, Newlands Road, Mintlaw, PETERHEAD, AB42 5GP

Distance: 0.55 miles

School Website

Contact: 01771 622855

Mintlaw Primary School

Address: Mintlaw Primary School, Longside Road, Mintlaw, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 5EJ

Distance: 0.11 miles

School Website

Contact: 01771 676620

Scotland Secondary Schools

Mintlaw Academy

Address: Mintlaw Academy, Station Road, Mintlaw, PETERHEAD ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 5FN

Distance: 0.68 miles

School Website

Contact: 01771 676670

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Opticians

VISION EXPRESS (ABERDEEN)

Address: UNIT 32, BON ACCORD CENTRE, GEORGE STREET, ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB25 1HZ

Distance: 26.19 miles

Contact: :

BOOTS OPTICIANS (ABERDEEN - BON ACCORD CENTRE)

Address: BON ACCORD CENTRE, GEORGE STREET, ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB25 1HZ

Distance: 26.19 miles

Contact: :

ABERDEEN DOMICILIARY SPECSAVERS LIMITED

Address: 56-58 UNION STREET, ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB10 1BB

Distance: 26.29 miles

Contact: :

OPTIMAX LASER EYE CLINIC

Address: 2 GOLDEN SQUARE, ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB10 1RD

Distance: 26.42 miles

Contact: :

ASDA OPTICIANS (BRIDGE OF DEE)

Address: ASDA STORES LTD, GARTHDEE ROAD, BRIDGE OF DEE, ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB10 7QA

Distance: 27.99 miles

Contact: :

COSTCO WHOLESALE UK LTD - MANDELA WAY

Address: COSTCO, ENDEAVOUR DRIVE, ARNHALL BUSINESS PARK, WESTHILL, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB32 6UF

Distance: 28.01 miles

Contact: :

Information from NHS Digital, licensed under the current version of the Open Government Licence. Accessed January 2024

Nearest GP Surgeries

ADEN HEALTH CENTRE

Address: NEWLANDS ROAD, MINTLAW, PETERHEAD, AB42 5GP

Distance: 0.55 miles

Contact: tel: 01771 624070

CRIMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: CRIMOND MEDICAL AND COMMUNITY HUB, LOGIE AVENUE WEST, CRIMOND, FRASERBURGH, AB43 8QJ

Distance: 6.17 miles

Contact: tel: 01346 532215

CRUDEN MEDICAL GROUP

Address: MAIN STREET, HATTON, PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 0QQ

Distance: 7.34 miles

Contact: tel: 01779 841208

PETERHEAD HEALTH CENTRE

Address: LINKS TERRACE, PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 2XA

Distance: 7.59 miles

Contact: tel: 03450 130710

THE HEALTH CENTRE

Address: PO BOX 18698, PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 9AR

Distance: 7.84 miles

Contact: tel: 01224 556522

ELLON GROUP PRACTICE

Address: ELLON HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOOLHILL, ELLON, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB41 9AH

Distance: 11.23 miles

Contact: tel: 03453 371150

Information from NHS Digital, licensed under the current version of the Open Government Licence. Accessed January 2024

Transport Links

Train Stations

Distances are as the crow flies.

Who are my Elected Representatives?

Westminster Constituency	Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Member or Parliament	Seamus Logan
Contact Details	Contact Seamus Logan
Political Party	Scottish National Party

Where can I find out where the nearest Library is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Aberdeenshire council

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Local Postcodes

AB42 5HS Artlaw Crescent AB42 5HE Bain Crescent AB42 5ER Baluss Place AB42 5HQ Baluss View AB42 5ES James Mitchell Place AB42 5EJ Longside Road AB42 5HL Nether Aden Road AB42 5HJ Nether Aden Road

What Popular Supermarkets are near?

Popular Supermarkets near AB42 5LR
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Tesco, South Harbour Road, FRASERBURGH, AB43 9TE	17.32 miles	Directions to Tesco
Tesco, Castle Road, ELLON, AB41 9RY	17.56 miles	Directions to Tesco
Aldi, Commercial Road, ELLON, AB41 9BD	18.04 miles	Directions to Aldi
Lidl, South Harbour Road, FRASERBURGH, AB43 9TA	18.25 miles	Directions to Lidl
Asda, FRASERBURGH, AB43 7ED	18.71 miles	Directions to Asda

What Popular Restaurants are near?

Burger King Restaurants near AB42 5LR
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Queens Links Leisure Park, Aberdeen, AB24 5EN	26.07 miles	Directions to Queens Links Leisure Park
221-229 Union Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6BQ	26.47 miles	Directions to 221-229 Union Street
Aberdeen Union Square, Aberdeen, AB11 5RG	26.56 miles	Directions to Aberdeen Union Square
Wellington Road, Aberdeen, AB12 3DN	27.40 miles	Directions to Wellington Road

Mcdonald's Restaurants near AB42 5LR
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, FRASERBURGH, AB43 7ED	11.62 miles	Directions to McDonald's, FRASERBURGH, AB43 7ED
McDonald's, Broadfold Road, Bridge Of Don, ABERDEEN, AB23 8EE	23.57 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Broadfold Road, Bridge Of Don, ABERDEEN, AB23 8EE
McDonald's, Inverurie Road, Bucksburn, ABERDEEN, AB21 9LZ	24.72 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Inverurie Road, Bucksburn, ABERDEEN, AB21 9LZ
McDonald's, Bedford Road, ABERDEEN, AB24 3LE	25.45 miles	Directions to McDonald's, Bedford Road, ABERDEEN, AB24 3LE

KFC Restaurants near AB42 5LR
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Sandford Business Park, PETERHEAD, AB42 3FX	7.65 miles	Directions to KFC Peterhead - Invernette Roundabout
KFC, Haudagain Retail Park, Great Northern Road, Woodside, ABERDEEN, AB24 2BQ	24.87 miles	Directions to KFC Aberdeen - Great North Road
KFC, Union Street, ABERDEEN, AB10 1QT	26.41 miles	Directions to KFC Aberdeen - Union Street