Balmedie

14°CCloudy

• Today: 14° / 9° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:26

9h 9m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Market Street 2, United Kingdom

123 reported road collisions (2025)

83 killed or seriously injured · 187 casualties · 4.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

18 food businesses within 2 miles

• 12 passed
• 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 20 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£200,965 average▼ 2% YoY

Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · ESSO (10.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (8.4 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Intermoor Car Park (6.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches9
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

264,640 residents in Aberdeenshire

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

1% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 3% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Harriet Cross

Conservative

Gordon and Buchan

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

• Schools2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

14,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

11 jobs advertised · £20,317 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver, Self Employed Delivery Driver, Freelance Driver

Source: Adzuna

£825 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,395 disposable income per head (2024)

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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 90% · Solar 10%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gordon and Buchan:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government316 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills191 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth151 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately145 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases111 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Balmedie · 0.7 km

  Balmedie is a large village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies north of the city of Aberdeen, in the civil parish of Belhelvie, and is adjacent to a long, wide sandy beach backed by an extensive dune system.

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  Belhelvie · 1.6 km

  Belhelvie is a small village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The parish has a population of 3,802, of which 1,653 are in the village. The history of the parish is available online. The churchyard contai…

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  Potterton · 3.0 km

  Potterton is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Balmedie and 6 miles (10 km) north of Aberdeen city centre. The population was 1,159 in 1991, 886 in 2001 and 899 in 2011.

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  Blackdog · 3.5 km

  Blackdog is a hamlet approximately 2 miles north of the limits of the Aberdeen City council area in Scotland.

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  Trump International Golf Links Scotland · 3.8 km

  Trump International Golf Links, Scotland (TIGLS) is a golf course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, owned by Donald Trump. It opened in 2012.

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  Whitecairns · 4.1 km

  Whitecairns is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of Potterton and 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) south of Pitmedden on the B999 road.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)