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Kingseat (Aberdeenshire)

Kingseat is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with one bus stop and the nearest railway station at Dyce, 6.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kingseat (Aberdeenshire) 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

9°COvercast

  • Today: 13° / 8° · 23% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:28

9h 13m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

37US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, United Kingdom

Road safety

123 reported road collisions (2025)

83 killed or seriously injured · 187 casualties · 4.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

17 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 12 passed
  • 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Dyce (6.6 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dyce (6.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£200,965 average▼ 2% YoY

Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-08

Detached£294,811
Semi-detached£179,463
Terraced£149,065
Flat£100,395

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Asda (6.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (8.2 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Norco Group LTD (6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds2

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:

  • NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
  • NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

14,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Kingseat Hospital, Aberdeenshire · 0.1 km

    Kingseat Hospital is a former mental health facility near Newmachar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Some of the old hospital buildings now form the central area of the village of Kingseat.

  • Kingseat, Aberdeenshire · 0.1 km

    Kingseat is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located about 10 miles (16 km) to the north-west of Aberdeen and 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Newmachar. It developed around the former Kingseat Hospital site, which has si…

  • Newmachar railway station · 1.9 km

    Newmachar railway station was a railway station in Newmachar, Aberdeenshire which is now closed.

  • Whitecairns · 2.0 km

    Whitecairns is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of Potterton and 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) south of Pitmedden on the B999 road.

  • Newmachar · 2.0 km

    Newmachar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, about 10 miles (16 km) to the north-west of Aberdeen.

  • Newmachar United F.C. · 2.3 km

    Newmachar United Junior Football Club are a Scottish football club from the village of Newmachar, Aberdeenshire. The club currently plays in the North of Scotland Football League. They became members of the Scottish J…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kingseat (Aberdeenshire)?
Kingseat (Aberdeenshire) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
How deprived is Kingseat (Aberdeenshire)?
The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Kingseat (Aberdeenshire), is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.