Inverugie
Inverugie is a town or village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has 1 bus stop. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Inverugie 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
- Banff and Buchan
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
14°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 13° · 77% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:31
12h 58m 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
3 food businesses within 2 miles
- 1 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£197,863 average▼ 2.2% YoY
Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (5.1 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Peterhead Community Hospital, Peterhead (4.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
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
Council control
Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
14,195 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £25,001 avg
e.g. Social Care Officer - ABS48325, Head Chef
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
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 Aberdeenshire North and Moray East:
- Reduce VAT on hospitality to 10%: protect jobs, communities & UK competitiveness451 local signatures · 15,803 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office310 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s293 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership254 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test135 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
RAF Peterhead · 0.6 kmRoyal Air Force Peterhead or more simply RAF Peterhead is a former Royal Air Force sector station located 2.4 miles (3.9 km) east of Longside, Aberdeenshire and 3.4 miles (5.5 km) west of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Sco…
Newseat Halt railway station · 0.6 kmNewseat Halt railway station was a railway station in Newseat, Aberdeenshire.
- Downiehills · 1.2 km
Downiehills is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located about three miles west of Peterhead.
Inverugie railway station · 1.6 kmInverugie railway station was a railway station in Inverugie, Aberdeenshire.
Ravenscraig Castle, Aberdeenshire · 1.9 kmRavenscraig Castle, also known as the Craig of Inverugie, is a ruined 15th-century L-shaped tower-house located 2 miles north-west of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.
Inverugie · 2.2 kmInverugie is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to the northwest of Peterhead.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Inverugie?
- Inverugie is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
- How deprived is Inverugie?
- The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Inverugie, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.