Where is Edzell Woods?

Edzell Woods is a town in Kincardineshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.

How deprived is Edzell Woods?

The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Edzell Woods, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.

Edzell Woods

Edzell Woods is a settlement in Kincardineshire, Scotland. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Edzell Woods 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

11°COvercast

Today: 19° / 11° · 34% rain
Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:34

12h 57m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

33US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Angus Forfar Glamis Rd, 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

13 food businesses within 2 miles

11 passed
1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Laurencekirk (10.0 km):

Loading live departures…

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: 169.9p · ESSO (9.1 km)
Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · ESSO (9.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

Fastest nearby: 22 kW
Nearest: NHS Tayside - Stracathro Hospital (4.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches3
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

Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

14,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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:

Do not ban social media for under 16s399 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership316 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office245 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills183 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth143 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

Notable places nearby

Edzell Woods · 0.3 km
Edzell Woods is a village in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) from Edzell by road, but only one mile (1.6 km) directly east, over the River North Esk, which forms the b…
RAF Edzell · 1.3 km
Royal Air Force Edzell or more simply RAF Edzell is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located in Aberdeenshire, one mile east of Edzell in Angus, Scotland.
Inglis Memorial Hall · 1.9 km
The Inglis Memorial Hall is a municipal structure in the High Street in Edzell, Angus, Scotland, which for much of the 20th century served as Edzell Parish Hall. The structure, which is currently used as a community e…
Edzell · 1.9 km
Edzell is a village in Angus, Scotland. It is five miles north of Brechin, by the River North Esk. Edzell is a Georgian-era planned town, with a broad main street and a grid system of side streets. Originally called S…
Edzell railway station · 2.0 km
Edzell railway station served the village of Edzell, Angus, Scotland from 1896 to 1964 on the Brechin and Edzell District Railway.
Edzell Castle · 3.4 km
Edzell Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle, with an early-17th-century walled garden. It is located close to Edzell, and is around 5 miles (8 km) north of Brechin, in Angus, Scotland. Edzell Castle was begun around…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Edzell Woods?: Edzell Woods is a town in Kincardineshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
How deprived is Edzell Woods?: The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Edzell Woods, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.