Westhill

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• Today: 9° / 6° · 58% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:29Sunset 16:16

8h 47m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

75US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, United Kingdom

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)

72 food businesses within 2 miles

• 59 passed
• 4 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Dyce (7.9 km)
• 53 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

• Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (9.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (9.9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

28 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Westhill Library, Westhill (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres4
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches21
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

230,180 residents in Aberdeen City

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

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

SNP / Liberal Democrat coalition

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

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

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens23
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

10,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

35 jobs advertised · £41,426 avg

e.g. Wireline Field Engineer offshore, Quality Assurance Engineer, Head of New Product Development

Source: Adzuna

£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

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine:

• Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government330 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills185 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately174 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth145 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK114 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

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

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  Westhill, Aberdeenshire · 0.3 km

  Westhill is a suburban town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located 7 miles (11 km) west of the city of Aberdeen. As of 2022, it has a population of 11,750, making it one of the largest towns in Aberdeenshire.

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  Westhill Academy · 0.3 km

  Westhill Academy is an Aberdeenshire Council secondary school in Westhill, near Aberdeen, Scotland, serving the Westhill, Elrick and Skene areas of Aberdeenshire. Its main feeder schools are Westhill Primary, Crombie…

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  Elrick · 1.0 km

  Elrick is a small village on the A944 road 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) west of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The name derives from a Gaelic word meaning a place where deer were driven for hunting. Elrick is also a common…

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  Skene Parish Church · 2.9 km

  Kingshill Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Skene, part of the Presbytery of North East and Northern Isles. The parish has two places of worship, Skene Church in Kirkton of Skene and Trinity…

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  Skene, Aberdeenshire · 3.2 km

  Skene is a small farming community in North East Scotland approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Aberdeen. The two traditional villages are Kirkton of Skene and Lyne of Skene. As the name suggests, Kirkton is the loca…

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  Brimmond Hill · 3.3 km

  Brimmond Hill is a hill in Aberdeen, Scotland. The summit is the highest point within the Aberdeen City council area, at an elevation of 266 m (873 ft).

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)