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Whitehills

Whitehills is a village in Banffshire, Scotland, with a population of around 1,140. There are 10 bus stops serving the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Whitehills 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

8°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 8° · 44% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

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

21 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 15 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 10 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)

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Banff Greenbank (3.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

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:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
  • AyeBudget 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
  • Parks & greens1

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Whitehills · 0.2 km

    Whitehills is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, that lies three miles west of Banff on the Moray Firth. It is part of the historic county of Banffshire. In 2022 it had a population of 990.

  • Whitehills Lifeboat Station · 0.2 km

    Whitehills Lifeboat Station was located at Harbour Place in Whitehills, a harbour town on the south shore of the Moray Firth on the north coast of Aberdeenshire, formerly Banffshire, in north-east Scotland.

  • Banff distillery · 1.6 km

    Banff distillery was Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

  • Bridgefoot Halt railway station · 1.7 km

    Bridgefoot Halt railway station was opened in 1914. The halt was in the settlement of Bridgefoot close to the town of Banff. The line from Tillynaught opened in 1859 and a temporary terminus opened at Banff on 30 July…

  • Ladysbridge Hospital · 1.8 km

    Ladysbridge Hospital was a mental health facility near Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The former hospital is a Category B listed building.

  • Ladysbridge railway station · 1.9 km

    Ladysbridge railway station was a station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Opened as Lady's Bridge railway station in 1859 it was renamed Ladysbridge railway station by June 1886. The station was in the Parish of Boyndie c…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Whitehills?
Whitehills is a town in Banffshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
What is the population of Whitehills?
Whitehills has an approximate settlement population of 1,140.
How deprived is Whitehills?
The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Whitehills, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.