The typical property in AB56
Buckie, a working Moray fishing port with one of the lowest median property prices of any UK coastal town, and a thin but consistent local demand base.
Area summary
AB56 covers Buckie and the surrounding Moray coastline, including the smaller settlements of Findochty, Portknockie, Cullen and Portgordon. The postcode is administered by Moray Council, not Aberdeenshire, despite the AB prefix.
Buckie is a working fishing port on the south side of the Moray Firth, historically one of the largest herring ports in Europe. The harbour remains active for white fish, shellfish and a substantial offshore renewables servicing component since the early 2010s. The Cluny and East Pier harbours have absorbed several offshore-wind-related contracts in recent years.
Housing stock is dominated by 19th-century stone fishermen's cottages along the harbour and in the original village cores at Buckie, Findochty, Portknockie and Cullen, with post-war municipal estates and a thin overlay of post-2000 development inland.
The smaller villages along the coast (Findochty, Portknockie, Cullen) carry a meaningful retirement and second-home buyer share, and the Cullen Bay seafront is one of the better-known scenic stretches of the Moray Firth.
What the data shows
Researched facts
- Buckie Harbour is operated by Moray Council and serves a working fishing fleet and offshore renewables servicing operations., source
- Cullen is best known as the origin of Cullen Skink, the smoked-haddock soup, and contains a notable Victorian railway viaduct visible from the seafront., source
- AB56 is administered by Moray Council for local-government purposes, despite the AB postcode prefix., source
Buyer notes
- Coastal exposure on the Moray Firth is material; building condition and insurance pricing vary sharply with proximity to the seafront.
- The local lettings market is thin; investment in AB56 should price for realistic voids.
- Cullen and Findochty have a meaningful second-home market; weigh holiday-let viability against the Moray short-term let licensing regime.
The full AB56 data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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