Chapelton (Aberdeenshire)

9°COvercast

• Today: 12° / 4° · 20% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:21Sunset 16:22

9h 1m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Wellington Road, United Kingdom

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)

18 food businesses within 2 miles

• 11 passed
• 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Portlethen (4.2 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£200,965 average▼ 2% YoY

Across Aberdeenshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (10.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (10.7 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Brio Retirement Marketing Suite (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

264,640 residents in Aberdeenshire

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

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

Andrew Bowie

Conservative

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

14,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100% · Solar 0%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

• 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

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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  Chapelton, Aberdeenshire · 0.2 km

  Chapelton is a 810 hectares new town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 10 miles south of Aberdeen. It is situated close to the A92 and Newtonhill. The town plan was led by the Elsick Development Company (EDC).

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  Saint Ternan's Church · 0.7 km

  Saint Ternan's Church is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Brechin, near Muchalls in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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  Causey Mounth · 0.9 km

  The Causey Mounth is an ancient drovers' road over the coastal fringe of the Grampian Mountains in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This route was developed around the 12th century AD as the main highway between Stonehaven an…

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  Elsick House · 1.3 km

  Elsick House is a historic house in Kincardineshire, North-East Scotland. It is situated in an agricultural area about two miles from the North Sea near the town of Newtonhill; the Elsick Estate has been in the Banner…

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  Newtonhill · 1.4 km

  Newtonhill is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is popular due to its location just nine miles south of Aberdeen, within easy reach of Stonehaven and with views over the North Sea.

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  Newtonhill railway station · 1.5 km

  Newtonhill railway station served the town of Newtonhill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom from its opening in 1849 to its closure in 1956. Newtonhill signal box continued to operate until 2019.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)