Strichen

9°CMist

• Today: 12° / 8° · 67% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:25Sunset 16:18

8h 52m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

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)

12 food businesses within 2 miles

• 10 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£200,965 average▼ 2% YoY

Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds1

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

Seamus Logan

Scottish National Party

Aberdeenshire North and Moray East

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

14,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

2 jobs advertised · £25,001 avg

e.g. LGV Driver - ABS48932, Care Assistant - Days - ABS48929

Source: Adzuna

£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 Aberdeenshire North and Moray East:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government272 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK139 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately127 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth115 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills109 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Strichen · 0.1 km

  Strichen is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It sits on the A981, connecting it to New Deer 7.2 miles (12 km) to the southwest and Fraserburgh 8 miles (13 km) to the north-northeast, and the B9093, connecting it…

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  Strichen Town House · 0.1 km

  Strichen Town House is a municipal structure in High Street, Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The building, which was the meeting place of Strichen Parish Council, is a Category A listed building.

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  Strichen railway station · 0.4 km

  Strichen railway station was a railway station in Strichen, Aberdeenshire.

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  Mormond Hill · 2.0 km

  Mormond Hill is a broad eminence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not far from Fraserburgh. Its twin summits reach heights of 754 feet (230 m) and 767 feet (234 m); the higher of the two is known as Waughton Hill. The hill…

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  Mormond Halt railway station · 3.9 km

  Mormond Halt railway station was a railway station near New Leeds, Aberdeenshire.

• Willows Animal Sanctuary · 3.9 km

  Willows Animal Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)