Rothienorman
Rothienorman is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,060. It has 7 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Rothienorman 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
Weather
15°COvercast
- Today: 15° / 8° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:37
13h 3m 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
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 6 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Insch (12.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£197,863 average▼ 2.2% YoY
Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Fyvie Main Street (4.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds3
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:
- 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
- Restaurants & cafés1
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 71% · Solar 29%
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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
- Rothienorman · 0.0 km
Rothienorman is a village in Aberdeenshire in north east Scotland. In 2025 it was classified as a town by the Understanding Scottish Places project, based on population growth.
Rothienorman railway station · 0.3 kmRothienorman railway station, Rothie or Rothie Norman was a railway station in Rothienorman, Aberdeenshire on the rural branchline to Macduff. It lay 7.25 miles (11.7 km) from the junction at Inveramsay at 392 feet (1…
Rothie Rovers F.C. · 0.4 kmRothie Rovers are a Scottish football club from the village of Rothienorman in Aberdeenshire. They are members of the North Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and currently play in the North of Scotlan…

Folla Rule · 3.7 kmFolla Rule is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the site of the 1376 chapel of St Rule at Folla. Another church, St George's Episcopal, was built in 1796. It has been altered several times, with a new north arca…
Fyvie railway station · 4.8 kmFyvie railway station was a railway station near Fyvie, Aberdeenshire. It served the rural area and Fyvie Castle, but lay about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village. It was opened in 1857 by the Banff Macduff & Turriff Ju…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rothienorman?
- Rothienorman is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
- What is the population of Rothienorman?
- Rothienorman has an approximate settlement population of 1,060.
- How deprived is Rothienorman?
- The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Rothienorman, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.