Torphins

11°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 10° · 35% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:34

12h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

47US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, United Kingdom

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)

14 food businesses within 2 miles

• 10 passed
• 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£197,863 average▼ 2.2% YoY

Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · Morrisons (10.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (10.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 8 kW
• Nearest: Platform 22 (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

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

Andrew Bowie

Conservative

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

14,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

14 jobs advertised · £18,665 avg

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

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 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s399 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership316 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office245 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills183 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth143 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  Torphins railway station · 0.1 km

  Torphins railway station served the village of Torphins from 1859 to 1966 on the Deeside Railway that ran from Aberdeen (Joint) to Ballater.

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  Torphins · 0.2 km

  Torphins is a village in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland which lies about 22 miles (35 km) west of Aberdeen. It is situated on the A980, about 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Banchory, and was once served by the…

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  Kincardine Castle, Royal Deeside · 2.9 km

  Kincardine Castle is a Victorian country house in Royal Deeside, Scotland. Formerly known as Kincardine House, it is the private home of the Bradford family and also operates as a hospitality venue. The house sits 1 k…

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  Glassel railway station · 3.7 km

  Glassel railway station is a disused railway station in Britain. It served Glassel House, the Mill of Beltie and the local farms and the inhabitants of this rural area from 1859 to 1966 on the Deeside Railway that ran…

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  Kincardine O'Neil · 3.8 km

  Kincardine O'Neil is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated between the towns of Banchory and Aboyne approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Aberdeen on the north bank of the River Dee.

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  Kincardine O'Neil Hospital, Aberdeenshire · 3.9 km

  Kincardine O'Neil Hospital was founded in the 13th century in the village of Kincardine O'Neil in Scotland. Almost certainly it served as a traveler's inn and as a hospice for elderly and "poor" men. The hospital was…

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