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

How deprived is Monymusk?

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

Monymusk

Monymusk is a town or village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has 3 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Monymusk 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

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° / 10° · 38% rain
Tomorrow: 16° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:37

13h 2m 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

4 food businesses within 2 miles

4 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kintore (10.7 km):

Loading live departures…

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: 169.9p · Morrisons (10 km)
Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Morrisons (10 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches1
Playgrounds1

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

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 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

Monymusk · 0.1 km
Monymusk is a planned village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Monymusk Parish Church · 0.1 km
Monymusk Parish Church is located in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is of Church of Scotland denomination. Now Category A listed, a structure on the site has existed since at least the late 12th or early 13th c…
House of Monymusk · 0.5 km
The House of Monymusk is a country house on the outskirts of the village of Monymusk, in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands near the River Don. It is a Category A listed building. The village dates ba…
Monymusk railway station · 1.1 km
Monymusk railway station was a station on the Alford Valley Railway in Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The station opened on 25 March 1859 and closed on 2 January 1950.
Blairdaff · 2.7 km
Blairdaff is a parish in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, next to the villages of Kemnay and Monymusk.
Cluny Castle · 3.4 km
Cluny Castle was originally built c.1604 as a Z-plan castle replacing either a house or small peel tower. Sited in the parish of Cluny, it is south of Monymusk and north of Sauchen in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotlan…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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