Drumoak

11°COvercast

• Today: 15° / 9° · 33% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 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

47US AQI · Good

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)

5 food businesses within 2 miles

• 3 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Milton of Crathes (5.9 km)
• 7 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: 163.9p · Morrisons (8.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (8.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Maryculter House Hotel (5.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds7

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
• Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

14,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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 100%

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

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  Park railway station (Deeside) · 0.3 km

  Park railway station was opened in September 1853 by the Deeside Railway and served the rural area around the Park estate, Nether Sunnyside, West Redford and the hamlet of Park. The Deeside Railway was taken over by t…

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  Drumoak · 0.6 km

  Drumoak is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is classified as a town by the Understanding Scottish Places programme. Drumoak is near the River Dee, wi…

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  Park Bridge, Aberdeenshire · 0.9 km

  Park Bridge is a road bridge in Aberdeenshire, Scotland which crosses the River Dee. It is currently open to pedestrians and cyclists, and it also carried vehicular traffic until February 2019.

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  Drum Castle · 1.5 km

  Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine. The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'. The site is located approximately…

• Drum railway station · 1.6 km

  Drum railway station was opened in January 1854 by the Deeside Railway and served the rural area around Drum Castle estate. The Deeside Railway was taken over by the GNoSR and in 1894 nearby Culter became the terminus…

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  Durris Castle · 2.5 km

  Durris Castle, also known as the House of Dores, was an early royal residence on the southern bank of the River Dee in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site consisted of a medieval motte and bailey castle and controlled t…

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