Denhead
Denhead is a town or village in Banffshire, Scotland. It has no listed local facilities, with Keith Town railway station 2.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Denhead 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
Weather
7°CCloudy
- Today: 16° / 7° · 16% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:41
13h 8m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Angus Forfar Glamis Rd, 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
49 food businesses within 2 miles
- 44 passed
- 1 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Keith Town (1.8 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Keith (2.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£208,397 average▲ 9.4% YoY
Across Moray · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Reidhaven Square Car Park (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds3
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
Council control
Conservative (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,910 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
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:
- Reduce VAT on hospitality to 10%: protect jobs, communities & UK competitiveness451 local signatures · 15,803 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office310 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s293 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership254 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test135 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Blackhillock Substation · 0.7 kmBlackhillock Substation is an electrical substation located in the north east of Scotland, near the town of Keith in Moray.
St Thomas's Church, Keith · 1.3 kmSt Thomas's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Keith, in Moray, Scotland. It is a cruciform building, exhibiting features of neoclassical and baroque architecture, with an elaborate east-facing facade, and north and…
Kynoch Park · 1.4 kmKynoch Park is a football ground in Keith in north-east Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Keith F.C. It is located on Balloch Road in the east of the town and has a capacity of 2,362…
Union Street drill hall, Keith, Moray · 1.6 kmThe Union Street drill hall is a military installation in Keith, Scotland.
Turner Memorial Hospital · 1.7 kmTurner Memorial Hospital is a community hospital in Keith, Moray, Scotland. It is administered by NHS Grampian.
Keith, Moray · 1.7 kmKeith is a market town in the Moray council area in north east Scotland. historically in Banffshire, a name which persists in common usage and historical references, It lies on the River Isla, approximately 110 miles…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Denhead?
- Denhead is a town in Banffshire, Scotland, in the Moray local authority.
- How deprived is Denhead?
- The Moray local authority, which includes Denhead, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.