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
Weather
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 6° · 42% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:21
8h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
91US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Wellington Road, 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
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):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£200,965 average▼ 2% YoY
Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
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:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- 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
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
14,335 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 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government330 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills185 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately174 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth145 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK114 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby

Monymusk Parish Church · 0.1 kmMonymusk 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 kmThe 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 kmMonymusk 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 kmBlairdaff is a parish in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, next to the villages of Kemnay and Monymusk.
Cluny Castle · 3.4 kmCluny 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)
Nearby towns
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.