Aberdeen City

Aberdeen City is a city in City of Aberdeen, Scotland, with a population of around 198,600. It has around 1 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, 3 parks and greens, and around 10 restaurants and cafés, plus 47 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Aberdeen, 4.6 km away. Covers 9 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Aberdeen City is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

12°CSunny

Today: 21° / 10° · 35% rain
Tomorrow: 16° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:32

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

46US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, United Kingdom

Road safety

67 reported road collisions (2024)

36 killed or seriously injured · 82 casualties · 2.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

341 food businesses within 2 miles

236 passed
42 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Aberdeen (4.6 km)
47 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Aberdeen (4.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (3.9 km)
Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (3.9 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

91 charging locations within ~8 km

27 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 350 kW
Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Aberdeen Woodend (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports centres4
Gyms1
Sports pitches24
Golf courses1
Playgrounds16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

230,180 residents in Aberdeen City

Under 16: 16%
16–64: 67%
65+: 18%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

2% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 10% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Kirsty Blackman

Scottish National Party

Aberdeen North

Recent votes:

AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP / Liberal Democrat coalition

Lab 11
Con 6
LD 3
Ref 1
Oth 19

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Schools7
GPs & clinics1
Pharmacies3
Supermarkets3
Parks & greens18
Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,240 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

2,095 jobs advertised · £44,554 avg

e.g. Mobile Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician, Beauty Therapist

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£782 median full-time weekly pay

3.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,466 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction7.3
Feeling worthwhile7.7
Happiness yesterday7.5
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aberdeen North:

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership414 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s373 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office276 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth186 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases149 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

Woodend Hospital · 0.1 km
Woodend Hospital is a health facility located in the Woodend area of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.
Hazlehead Academy · 0.5 km
Hazlehead Academy (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-Sgoil Cheann Challtain), formerly known as Central School then Aberdeen Academy, is a comprehensive secondary school in Aberdeen, Scotland. It has five main feeder primary schoo…
Aberdeen Wanderers RFC · 0.8 km
Aberdeen Wanderers Rugby Football Club is a Scottish rugby union club. It was founded in Aberdeen in 1928 as Aberdeen Engineers RFC, acquiring its current name in 1934.
Summerhill, Aberdeen · 0.9 km
Summerhill is an area of Aberdeen, in the north-east of Scotland, United Kingdom.
Mastrick · 1.0 km
Mastrick is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland, located on the western fringes of the city around 2+1⁄2 miles from the city centre. It currently has a population of 7,365 and an unemployment rate of 1.6%. Residential prope…
Hazlehead · 1.2 km
Hazlehead is an area to the west of Aberdeen.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)