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Johnshaven

Johnshaven is a village in Kincardineshire, Scotland, with a population of around 670. It has around 1 restaurant and café, and 6 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Johnshaven 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°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 17° / 13° · 67% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:33

12h 56m of daylight today

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

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

44US 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

9 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 7 passed
  • 1 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Laurencekirk (9.2 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: 164.9p · Asda (11.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (11.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds1

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

Your MP

Andrew Bowie

Conservative

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

14,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £10,000 avg

e.g. Pupil Support Assistant - ABS48274

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

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 100% · Solar 0%

0 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Scotland · National Grid ESO

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

  • Johnshaven Lifeboat Station · 0.0 km

    Johnshaven Lifeboat Station was located at Fore Street, in Johnshaven, a village approximately 40 miles (64 km) north-east of Dundee, in the county of Aberdeenshire, historically Kincardineshire, on the east coast of…

  • Johnshaven railway station · 0.1 km

    Johnshaven railway station served the area of Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1865 to 1951 on the Montrose and Bervie Railway.

  • Johnshaven · 0.1 km

    Johnshaven is a coastal village along the North Sea located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, south of Aberdeen. About two miles southwest of Johnshaven lies Milton Ness, which includes a red sandstone cliff landform.

  • Lathallan School · 1.0 km

    Lathallan School is a co-educational all-through private school at Brotherton Castle in Scotland. It also offers outdoor learning programs and an on-site farm on its 60-acre campus.

  • Birnie Road Halt railway station · 2.0 km

    Birnie Road Halt railway station served the settlement of Benholm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1865 to 1966 on the Montrose and Bervie Railway.

  • Benholm Mill · 2.3 km

    Mill of Benholm in Kincardineshire, Scotland, is a restored and fully working water-powered meal mill. It is sited in ancient woodland near Johnshaven, by the farmlands of Sunset Song country, made famous by local aut…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Johnshaven?
Johnshaven is a town in Kincardineshire, Scotland, in the Aberdeenshire local authority.
What is the population of Johnshaven?
Johnshaven has an approximate settlement population of 670.
How deprived is Johnshaven?
The Aberdeenshire local authority, which includes Johnshaven, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.