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Huntly

Huntly is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with a population of around 4,550. It has one pharmacy and around five restaurants and cafés, along with 14 bus stops and Huntly railway station 0.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Huntly 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

12°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 11° · 52% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:35

12h 58m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

47US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, 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

51 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 44 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Huntly (0.7 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Huntly (0.7 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: 168.7p · Asda (0.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (0.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Nelson Street (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches9
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds11

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
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

14,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

35 jobs advertised · £36,338 avg

e.g. Online History Tutoring Job in Huntly – Flexible Schedule, Labourer, Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time

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 100%

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

  • Deveron Projects · 0.0 km

    Deveron Projects, formerly Deveron Arts, is a United Kingdom arts organisation based in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland that hosts international artists from a variety of disciplines to collaborate with the town comm…

  • Stewart's Hall · 0.1 km

    Stewart's Hall, formerly Huntly Town Hall, is a municipal structure in Gordon Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a community events venue, is a Category C listed building.

  • Huntly · 0.2 km

    Huntly is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settlements include K…

  • The Gordon Schools · 0.4 km

    The Gordon Schools is a six-year, non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It takes pupils from Gordon Primary School, Insch Primary School, and smal…

  • Jubilee Hospital, Huntly · 0.5 km

    The Jubilee Hospital is a community hospital in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.

  • Huntly railway station · 0.7 km

    Huntly railway station is a railway station serving the town of Huntly in Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line, between Insch and Keith, 40 miles 67 chains (65.7 km) fr…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Huntly?
Huntly is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
What is the population of Huntly?
Huntly has an approximate settlement population of 4,550.
How deprived is Huntly?
The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Huntly, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.