Potterton

11°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 10° · 38% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:32

12h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

47US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, United Kingdom

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)

20 food businesses within 2 miles

• 15 passed
• 2 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Dyce (6.7 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£197,863 average▼ 2.2% YoY

Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (11.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (11.9 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

24 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Intermoor Car Park (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

264,640 residents in Aberdeenshire

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Harriet Cross

Conservative

Gordon and Buchan

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

• Parks & greens5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

14,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gordon and Buchan:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s329 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership263 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office225 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills191 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth151 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Potterton · 0.1 km

  Potterton is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Balmedie and 6 miles (10 km) north of Aberdeen city centre. The population was 1,159 in 1991, 886 in 2001 and 899 in 2011.

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  Blackdog · 1.8 km

  Blackdog is a hamlet approximately 2 miles north of the limits of the Aberdeen City council area in Scotland.

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  Belhelvie · 2.1 km

  Belhelvie is a small village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The parish has a population of 3,802, of which 1,653 are in the village. The history of the parish is available online. The churchyard contai…

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  Dubford, Aberdeen · 3.0 km

  Dubford is a housing estate of approximately 550 homes, north of Denmore within the Bridge of Don suburb in the north of Aberdeen, Scotland.

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  Murcar Links Golf Club · 3.3 km

  Murcar Links Golf Club is a golf club in northern Aberdeen, Scotland, to the north of the Royal Aberdeen Golf Club. The 18-hole, par 71, 6,516 yard course was established in 1909. The course was designed by Archie Sim…

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  Balmedie · 3.3 km

  Balmedie is a large village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies north of the city of Aberdeen, in the civil parish of Belhelvie, and is adjacent to a long, wide sandy beach backed by an extensive dune system.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)