Portlethen

8°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 11° / 4° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · 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

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Aberdeen Union Street Roadside, 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)

45 food businesses within 2 miles

• 34 passed
• 5 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Portlethen (0.9 km)
• 25 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 (6.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (6.2 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Premier inn Aberdeen South (Portlethen) (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches12
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds23

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)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

14,335 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

38 jobs advertised · £27,416 avg

e.g. Group Quality Assurance (QA) Advisor, Maintenance Technician, Babysitter wanted in Portlethen - babysitting Portlethen

Source: Adzuna

£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 93% · Solar 7%

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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  Portlethen railway station · 0.9 km

  Portlethen railway station serves the town of Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is sited 232 miles 59 chains (374.6 km) from Carlisle via Perth, and is between Stonehaven and Aberdeen, on the Dundee to Aberdee…

• Portlethen · 0.9 km

  Portlethen is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland, along the A92. The population according to the 2022 census was 8,969, making it the seventh most populous settlement within Aberdeenshire.

• Portlethen Academy · 1.3 km

  Portlethen Academy is a six-year comprehensive secondary school in Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

• Portlethen Moss · 1.6 km

  The Portlethen Moss is an acidic bog nature reserve located to the west of the town of Portlethen, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Like other mosses, this wetland area supports a variety of plant and animal species, even…

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  Portlethen Village · 1.8 km

  Portlethen Village is a settlement located to the east of Portlethen along the North Sea coast in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The village is also known as Old Portlethen. The skerry of Craigmaroinn is situated just off…

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  Findon, Aberdeenshire · 1.8 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)