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.

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

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

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

Detached£292,078

Semi-detached£175,620

Terraced£145,281

Flat£99,158

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 km
Rothienorman 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 km
Rothie 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…
Badenscoth · 3.3 km
Badenscoth is a rural area near Auchterless in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Folla Rule · 3.7 km
Folla 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 km
Fyvie 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)

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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.