Longside is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.

What is the population of Longside?

Longside has an approximate settlement population of 960.

How deprived is Longside?

The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Longside, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Longside

Longside is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with a population of around 960. It has 8 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Longside 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

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

11°CCloudy

Today: 21° / 11° · 80% rain
Tomorrow: 16° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:32

12h 58m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Angus Forfar Glamis Rd, 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

9 food businesses within 2 miles

8 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

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: 167.9p · Asda (7.5 km)
Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches4
Golf courses1
Playgrounds5

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

Seamus Logan

Scottish National Party

Aberdeenshire North and Moray East

Recent votes:

AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

14,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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 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

Longside · 0.5 km
Longside is a town located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, consisting of a single main street. It lies seven miles inland from Peterhead and two miles from Mintlaw on the A950. Its population in 2001 was 721. The River Ug…
Longside railway station · 0.7 km
Longside railway station was a railway station in Longside, Aberdeenshire.
A950 road · 1.1 km
The A950 is a road in rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It runs for 19.2 miles (30.9 km), and was first classified in 1922.
Buchan · 3.5 km
Buchan is a coastal district in the north-east of Scotland, bounded by the Ythan and Deveron rivers. It was one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba. It is now one of the six committee areas of Aberdeenshire.
Mintlaw · 3.6 km
Mintlaw (literally meaning a smooth, flat place) is a large village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies at the intersection of the A950 and A952 roads, west of Peterhead. The 2001 UK census records a population of 2,6…
Rora, Aberdeenshire · 4.0 km
Rora is a rural settlement in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) north-west of Peterhead and lying to the north of the River Ugie.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Longside?: Longside is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
What is the population of Longside?: Longside has an approximate settlement population of 960.
How deprived is Longside?: The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Longside, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.