Where is Aberchirder?

Aberchirder is a town in Banffshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.

What is the population of Aberchirder?

Aberchirder has an approximate settlement population of 1,250.

How deprived is Aberchirder?

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

Aberchirder

Aberchirder is a village in Banffshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,250. It has around 1 restaurant and café and 6 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Aberchirder 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: Banffshire
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

6°CPartly Cloudy

Today: 10° / 3° · 20% rain
Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:30Sunset 16:18

8h 48m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

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

11 food businesses within 2 miles

9 passed
0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

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)

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

Seamus Logan

Scottish National Party

Aberdeenshire North and Moray East

Recent votes:

NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
AyeDraft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026
AyeDraft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces
Aye Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

Schools1
GPs & clinics1
Pharmacies1
Parks & greens3
Restaurants & cafés1

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 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

Notable places nearby

Aberchirder · 0.2 km
Aberchirder, known locally as Foggieloan or Foggie, is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the A97 road six miles west of Turriff.
Bogton · 5.2 km
Bogton is a rural area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. To the south is Whitehill Wood and megalithic circle.
Inverkeithny · 5.4 km
Inverkeithny is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village lies near where the Burn of Forgue flows into the River Deveron, 7 miles (11 km) west of Turriff and 3 miles (5 km) south-east o…
Whitehill Wood, Aberdeenshire · 5.6 km
Whitehill Wood is a wood and megalithic stone circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located off the B9025 road between Aberchirder and Turriff and between the hamlets of Bogton and Laithers. It is one of the Aberdeenshir…
Castle of Park (Aberdeenshire) · 5.9 km
Park or Castle of Park, is an A-listed rambling baronial mansion incorporating a 16th-century tower house. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Cornhill, Aberdeenshire · 7.1 km
Cornhill is a small village close to Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies 5 miles (8.0 km) to the south of Portsoy. The village was originally a burgh of a feudal barony and is now a farming community.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aberchirder?: Aberchirder is a town in Banffshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
What is the population of Aberchirder?: Aberchirder has an approximate settlement population of 1,250.
How deprived is Aberchirder?: The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Aberchirder, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.