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Buckie

Buckie is a town in Banffshire, Scotland, with a population of around 8,430. It has 20 bus stops, 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 11 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Buckie area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Moray area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Moray
County
Banffshire
Constituency
Moray
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

15°COvercast

  • Today: 16° / 12° · 71% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 11° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:42

13h 8m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, United Kingdom

Road safety

50 reported road collisions (2024)

35 killed or seriously injured · 67 casualties · 5.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

89 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 75 passed
  • 3 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 20 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Keith (13.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£208,397 average 9.4% YoY

Across Moray · to 2026-06

Detached£324,087
Semi-detached£204,389
Terraced£161,725
Flat£113,650

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Cluny Place Car Park (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches11
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

94,730 residents in Moray

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 24%

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:

  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets5
  • Parks & greens26
  • Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,910 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

33 jobs advertised · £35,206 avg

e.g. AVON Representatives wanted in Cullen, Moray, Scotland – start today, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Buckie – Flexible Schedule, Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£659 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,035 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 98% · Solar 3%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Victoria Park, Buckie · 0.2 km

    Victoria Park is a football ground in Buckie in north-east Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Buckie Thistle. It is located at the junction of Midmar Street and South Pringle Street, 0…

  • Buckie railway station · 0.2 km

    Buckie railway station was a railway station in Buckie, in current day Moray. The station was opened by the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) on its Moray Firth coast line in 1886, served by Aberdeen to Elgin tr…

  • Buckie · 0.3 km

    Buckie is a burgh town on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland. Historically in Banffshire, Buckie was the largest town in the county until the administrative area was abolished in 1975. The town is the third largest in…

  • Buckie High School · 0.4 km

    Buckie High School is a mixed secondary school in Buckie, Moray, Scotland which has a roll of around 900 pupils in years S1 to S6. The school serves the coastal communities of Portgordon, Buckie, Portessie, Findochty,…

  • St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Buckie · 0.7 km

    St Peter's Roman Catholic Church is a large mid-nineteenth century church in Buckie, Moray, Scotland. Known locally as the Buckie Cathedral, it was built between 1851 and 1857, soon after the emancipation of Catholics…

  • Buckie Lifeboat Station · 1.0 km

    Buckie Lifeboat Station can be found on Commercial Road in Buckie, a harbour town on the south shore of the Moray Firth, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the mouth of the River Spey, in the administrative region…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Buckie?
Buckie is a town in Banffshire, Scotland, in the Moray local authority.
What is the population of Buckie?
Buckie has an approximate settlement population of 8,430.
How deprived is Buckie?
The Moray local authority, which includes Buckie, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.