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Tarves

Tarves is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,000. It has 1 pharmacy and 1 restaurant and café, and 8 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tarves 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
Gordon
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

8°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 8° · 63% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:15

8h 45m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

75US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, 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

9 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Inverurie (12.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£200,965 average▼ 2% YoY

Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-08

Detached£294,811
Semi-detached£179,463
Terraced£149,065
Flat£100,395

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Meldrum House Country Hotel & Golf Course (5.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches6
  • 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

Harriet Cross

Conservative

Gordon and Buchan

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

14,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised · £18,720 avg

e.g. Courier - Evri, Self Employed Courier, Self Employed Delivery Driver

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

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 Gordon and Buchan:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Tarves · 0.6 km

    Tarves is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated in the Formartine area. It is 5.8 miles (9.3 km) from Oldmeldrum to the south-west, and 5.0 miles (8.0 km) Methlick to the north.

  • Tillyhilt Castle · 1.4 km

    Tillyhilt Castle was a 16th-century tower house 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Ellon, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

  • Craigdam · 2.0 km

    Craigdam is a hamlet in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated in a rural agricultural area.

  • Ythsie · 2.1 km

    Ythsie is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, about one mile east of Tarves.

  • Tolquhon Castle · 2.4 km

    Tolquhon Castle is a ruined late-16th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It lies about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west of Pitmedden and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Tarves.

  • Pitmedden Garden · 3.5 km

    Pitmedden Garden is a garden near the village of Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The garden dates from around 1675 and contains formal parterres, herbaceous borders,…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Tarves?
Tarves is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
What is the population of Tarves?
Tarves has an approximate settlement population of 1,000.
How deprived is Tarves?
The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Tarves, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.