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Aberdeen

Aberdeen is a city in City of Aberdeen, Scotland, with a population of around 198,590. It has 7 GP surgeries, 10 pharmacies, 6 supermarkets, 1 park and green, and around 122 restaurants and cafés. There are 69 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Aberdeen, 2.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Aberdeen area — all from official UK open data.

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

Council
Aberdeen City
County
City of Aberdeen
Constituency
Aberdeen North
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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 6° · 57% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:26Sunset 16:17

8h 51m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Market Street 2, United Kingdom

Road safety

65 reported road collisions (2025)

37 killed or seriously injured · 75 casualties · 2.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 346 passed
  • 77 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Aberdeen (0.1 km)
  • 124 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Aberdeen (0.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (9.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (2.6 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

79 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Aberdeen Railway Station, Union Square, Aberdeen (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres9
  • Gyms13
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches26
  • Playgrounds25

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

230,180 residents in Aberdeen City

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 67%
  • 65+: 18%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

2% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 10% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Your MP

Douglas Lumsden

Conservative

Aberdeen South

Recent votes:

  • NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

SNP / Liberal Democrat coalition

  • Lab 11
  • Con 6
  • LD 3
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 19

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools11
  • GPs & clinics15
  • Pharmacies11
  • Supermarkets13
  • Parks & greens204
  • Restaurants & cafés308

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1,544 jobs advertised · £43,886 avg

e.g. Beauty Therapist, Dual Fuel Smart Meter Engineer, Mobile Vehicle Technician

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£782 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,466 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 satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aberdeen South:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Aberdeen railway station · 0.0 km

    Aberdeen railway station serves the city of Aberdeen in north east Scotland. It is the busiest railway station in Scotland north of the major cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. It is located on Guild Street in the city…

  • Guild Street, Aberdeen · 0.1 km

    Guild Street is a main street in the city centre of Aberdeen, Scotland, close to the harbour.

  • Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen · 0.2 km

    The Tivoli Theatre is a theatre in Aberdeen, Scotland, opened in 1872 as Her Majesty's Theatre and was built by the Aberdeen Theatre and Opera House Company Ltd, under architects James Matthews of Aberdeen and Charles…

  • Aberdeen Guild Street railway station · 0.2 km

    Aberdeen Guild Street railway station was the former terminus of the Aberdeen Railway.

  • Guild Street drill hall, Aberdeen · 0.2 km

    The Guild Street drill hall is a former military installation in Aberdeen, Scotland.

  • St John's, Aberdeen · 0.2 km

    St John the Evangelist — also known as St John's — off Crown Street is a Scottish Episcopal Church in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aberdeen?
Aberdeen is a town in City of Aberdeen, Scotland, in the Aberdeen City local authority.
What is the population of Aberdeen?
Aberdeen has an approximate settlement population of 198,590.
How deprived is Aberdeen?
The Aberdeen City local authority, which includes Aberdeen, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.