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Aberdeen

Aberdeen is a city in Kincardineshire, Scotland, with a population of around 198,590. There are 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Portlethen, 3.2 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 Aberdeenshire area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Aberdeenshire
County
Kincardineshire
Constituency
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
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

14°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 9° · 53% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:38

13h 7m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Wellington Road, United Kingdom

Road safety

153 reported road collisions (2024)

94 killed or seriously injured · 257 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

57 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 38 passed
  • 5 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Portlethen (3.2 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Portlethen (3.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£197,863 average 2.2% YoY

Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-06

Detached£292,078
Semi-detached£175,620
Terraced£145,281
Flat£99,158

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (4.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (4.2 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

56 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Kca Deutag Drilling LTD (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds3

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

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

14,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,952 jobs advertised · £44,247 avg

e.g. Mobile Vehicle Technician - Scotland, Beauty Therapist, Mobile Mechanic

Source: Adzuna

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

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 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Hare Ness · 1.5 km

    Hare Ness is a headland landform along the North Sea coastline a few miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland.

  • Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency) · 1.8 km

    Aberdeen South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

  • Findon, Aberdeenshire · 2.1 km

    Findon or Finnan is a fishing village eight miles south of Aberdeen, famous for originating the smoked haddock known as Finnan haddie. The Findon moor has a number of paths through it, many of which run along the clif…

  • St Mary's Church, Cove Bay · 2.2 km

    St Mary the Virgin was an Episcopal Church in Cove Bay, Aberdeen, Scotland. It was part of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church until its closure in April 2020.

  • Cove Bay · 2.2 km

    Cove Bay, or simply Cove, is a suburb on the south-east edge of Aberdeen, Scotland.

  • Cove Bay railway station · 2.2 km

    Cove Bay railway station served the suburb of Cove Bay, Aberdeen, Scotland from 1850 to 1956 on the Aberdeen Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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