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Balmedie

Balmedie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with a population of around 2,520. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, 3 restaurants or cafés, and 20 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Balmedie area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council
Aberdeenshire
County
Aberdeenshire
Constituency
Gordon
Police force
Scotland
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

14°CSunny

  • Today: 21° / 11° · 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

52US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Market Street 2, United Kingdom

Road safety

153 reported road collisions (2024)

94 killed or seriously injured · 257 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 12 passed
  • 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 20 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dyce (9.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£197,863 average 2.2% YoY

Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-06

Detached£292,078
Semi-detached£175,620
Terraced£145,281
Flat£99,158

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (11.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (8.4 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches9
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

264,640 residents in Aberdeenshire

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Your MP

Harriet Cross

Conservative

Gordon and Buchan

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

14,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

21 jobs advertised · £21,729 avg

e.g. Self Employed Van Driver, Freelance Driver, Become a Maths Tutor in Balmedie – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 98% · Solar 2%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gordon and Buchan:

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

Notable places nearby

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • Blackdog · 3.5 km

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

  • 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.

  • 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)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Balmedie?
Balmedie is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
What is the population of Balmedie?
Balmedie has an approximate settlement population of 2,520.
How deprived is Balmedie?
The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Balmedie, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.