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Blackburn (Aberdeenshire)

Blackburn (Aberdeenshire) is a town or village in the City of Aberdeen, Scotland, with 11 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Dyce, 5.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Blackburn (Aberdeenshire) 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
Gordon
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

9°CCloudy

  • Today: 15° / 8° · 30% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:36

13h 2m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

62US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, United Kingdom

Road safety

67 reported road collisions (2024)

36 killed or seriously injured · 82 casualties · 2.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

10 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 8 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Dyce (5.1 km)
  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Dyce (5.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · ESSO (11.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (6.4 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Dyce (Craibstone) Park & Ride, Craibstone (4.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds9

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

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

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

10,240 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised · £27,211 avg

e.g. Trainee Driving Instructor - Blackburn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Mechanical Fitter, AVON Representatives wanted in Blackburn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland – start today

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£782 median full-time weekly pay

3.7% 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

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 North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Blackburn, Aberdeenshire · 0.7 km

    Blackburn is a village northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland, and is situated in Aberdeenshire. Local amenities include an industrial estate, primary school, nursing home, local Co-op and a community hall.

  • Kinellar · 2.4 km

    Kinellar is a small settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located between Kintore and Dyce, near the A96 road.

  • Kirkhill Forest · 2.4 km

    Kirkhill Forest is a forest in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated to the north-west of Aberdeen, on the north side of the A96 between the villages of Dyce and Blackburn. Kirkhill is a working forest with a network of p…

  • Tyrebagger stone circle · 2.7 km

    Tyrebagger stone circle is a complete recumbent stone circle at Dyce, near Aberdeen, Scotland. It was used as a cattle pound in the past and now stands close to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. It has been a sch…

  • Kinaldie railway station · 2.8 km

    Kinaldie railway station was a railway station in Kinaldie, Aberdeenshire.

  • Dyce Work Camp · 3.4 km

    Dyce Work Camp was set up in August 1916 at quarries north-west of Aberdeen, Scotland, to accommodate conscientious objectors who had been in prison for refusing military service in World War I. These men, mostly from…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Blackburn (Aberdeenshire)?
Blackburn (Aberdeenshire) is a town in City of Aberdeen, Scotland, in the Aberdeen City local authority.
How deprived is Blackburn (Aberdeenshire)?
The Aberdeen City local authority, which includes Blackburn (Aberdeenshire), is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.