Blackburn (Aberdeenshire)

15°COvercast

• Today: 15° / 9° · 28% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:36

13h 2m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

51US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, United Kingdom

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)

10 food businesses within 2 miles

• 8 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kintore (5.5 km)
• 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£197,863 average▼ 2.2% YoY

Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (10.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (7.1 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

21 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Midmill Parade (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds10

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

Andrew Bowie

Conservative

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

14,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

3 jobs advertised · £27,211 avg

e.g. Trainee Driving Instructor - Blackburn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Mechanical Fitter, AVON Representatives wanted in Blackburn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland – start today

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 73% · Solar 27%

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 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s399 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership316 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office245 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills183 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth143 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

• 
  Blackburn, Aberdeenshire · 0.2 km

  Blackburn is a village northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland, and is situated in Aberdeenshire. Local amenities include an industrial estate, primary school, nursing home, local Co-op and a community hall.

• Kinellar · 1.7 km

  Kinellar is a small settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located between Kintore and Dyce, near the A96 road.

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  Kinaldie railway station · 2.4 km

  Kinaldie railway station was a railway station in Kinaldie, Aberdeenshire.

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  Kirkhill Forest · 3.2 km

  Kirkhill Forest is a forest in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated to the north-west of Aberdeen, on the north side of the A96 between the villages of Dyce and Blackburn. Kirkhill is a working forest with a network of p…

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  Tyrebagger stone circle · 3.4 km

  Tyrebagger stone circle is a complete recumbent stone circle at Dyce, near Aberdeen, Scotland. It was used as a cattle pound in the past and now stands close to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. It has been a sch…

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  Hatton of Fintray · 3.8 km

  Hatton of Fintray, commonly referred to as Fintray, is a village on the River Don in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the parish of Fintray. It was a textile village and its church dates from 1821, and there used to be a n…

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