Kemnay
Kemnay is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with a population of around 3,830. It has one pharmacy, one supermarket, around four restaurants and cafés, and 18 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Kintore, 5.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kemnay 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
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
19°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 21° / 11° · 35% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:34
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
44US 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
27 food businesses within 2 miles
- 22 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Kintore (5.7 km)
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kintore (5.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
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: 169.9p · Morrisons (6.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Morrisons (6.1 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 100 kW
- Nearest: Thainstone House, Inverurie (4.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds3
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
Andrew Bowie
Conservative
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
14,195 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
23 jobs advertised · £21,508 avg
e.g. Courier - Evri, Online Primary school Tutoring Job in Kemnay – Flexible Schedule, Territory Sales Manager
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 97% · Solar 3%
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 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
Notable places nearby
Kemnay railway station · 0.3 kmKemnay railway station was a station on the Alford Valley Railway in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, which opened in 1858 and closed in 1950.
Kemnay, Aberdeenshire · 0.4 kmKemnay is a village 16 miles (26 km) west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Kemnay Academy · 0.6 kmKemnay Academy is a secondary school in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, situated on the banks of the River Don. It is one of seventeen secondary schools run by Aberdeenshire Council and has roughly 1000 pupils. The current rec…
Kemnay House · 0.9 kmKemnay House is a 17th-century tower house, later incorporated into a larger house, about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south-west of Inverurie, and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Kemnay, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to the south of…
- Fetternear Palace · 1.3 km
Fetternear Bishop's Palace is an archaeological site of what was one of the palaces of the medieval bishops of Aberdeen. It is near Kemnay in Aberdeenshire. Later, a ruined tower-house and mansion of Fetternear House…
Aquithie · 1.8 kmAquithie is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, belonging to the parish of Kemnay. It is best known for its Aquithie Boarding & Quarantine Kennels.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kemnay?
- Kemnay is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
- What is the population of Kemnay?
- Kemnay has an approximate settlement population of 3,830.
- How deprived is Kemnay?
- The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Kemnay, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.