St Fergus is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.

How deprived is St Fergus?

The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes St Fergus, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

St Fergus

St Fergus is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. There are two bus stops serving the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the St Fergus 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

13°COvercast

Today: 17° / 13° · 86% rain
Tomorrow: 15° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:31

12h 58m 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 Market Street 2, 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

7 food businesses within 2 miles

6 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

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)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (7.6 km)
Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (10.3 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

14,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised · £31,580 avg

e.g. Police Constable AFO St Fergus - 2026, Senior Project Manager, Police Constable AFO St Fergus - Transferee - 2026

Source: Adzuna

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

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 Aberdeenshire North and Moray East:

Reduce VAT on hospitality to 10%: protect jobs, communities & UK competitiveness451 local signatures · 15,803 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office310 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s293 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership254 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test135 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

Notable places nearby

St Fergus · 2.0 km
St Fergus is a village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. St Fergus lies 1 mile (1.6 km) from the North Sea coast and 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Peterhead. The Parish of St Fergus includes the remains of…
Kirktown of St Fergus · 2.1 km
Kirktown of St Fergus, often just called Kirktown, is an area of the village of St Fergus in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It should not be confused with an area of Peterhead.
Rattray, Aberdeenshire · 3.8 km
Rattray was a burgh on the coast of Buchan in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, near Rattray Head and the modern village of Crimond. It lay upon a natural harbour in the Loch of Strathbeg, which in former times was an inlet of…
Castle of Rattray · 3.9 km
The Castle of Rattray was a medieval Scottish castle, with multiple variations on its structure over approximately six centuries. Originally built as a "late 12th- or early 13th century defensive motte" it provided pr…
St Mary's Chapel, Rattray · 3.9 km
St Mary's Chapel is a late 12th/early 13th century chapel found in Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built by William Comyn, jure uxoris Earl of Buchan during the same period as the Castle of Rattray and was "p…
Rattray Head · 4.0 km
Rattray Head, historically Rattray Point, is a headland in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, on the north-east coast Scotland. To north lies Strathbeg Bay and Rattray Bay is to its south. The dunes at Rattray Head beach can be u…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Fergus?: St Fergus is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
How deprived is St Fergus?: The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes St Fergus, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.