Sauchen
Sauchen is a town or village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has 1 bus stop. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sauchen 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
8°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 6° · 42% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:25Sunset 16:21
8h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
10US AQI · Good
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
2 food businesses within 2 miles
- 1 passed
- 0 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kintore (10.8 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 pitches4
- Playgrounds2
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
- Parks & greens1
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
Sauchen · 0.2 kmSauchen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland that lies 3 miles (5 km) west of Dunecht and 10 miles (16 km) west of Aberdeen.
Cluny Castle · 1.2 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…
- Corsindae House · 2.7 km
Corsindae House is a 16th-century castle, originally L-plan, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Midmar.
Castle Fraser · 2.8 kmCastle Fraser is a large Z-plan castle near Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is considered one of the most elaborate examples of its type and one of the grandest of the 'Castles of Mar'. The castle stands in over 3…
Monymusk railway station · 3.5 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.
- Tillycairn Castle · 3.5 km
Tillycairn Castle is a 16th-century L-plan castle standing on high ground around 2.0 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Cluny in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building, designated on 16 April 1971.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sauchen?
- Sauchen is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
- How deprived is Sauchen?
- The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Sauchen, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.