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County or areaAberdeen City
Postcode districtAB2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 57 min4:12 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 40 min8:46 am – 3:27 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,795 residentsin the Bucksburn North census areaMedian age 41.12,854 households65% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright23% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 2,952 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, mining and quarrying 12%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 56% go by car, 8% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle87% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%, other languages 6%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C845 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 13°CMJune: 9 to 16°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPiper Alpha Memorialhistoric site · 2.9 miTappie Towerhistoric site · 3.3 miHill of Danestonehill · 1.3 miDunottar Castle, Stonehavencastle · 3.8 miPot Waterlake · 2.9 miLoch Goullake · 3.0 miBucksburn Valley Pathswalk or trail · 2.0 miDownie Hillhill · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAuchmill Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 54 haBrimmond Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 194 haElrick Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 72 haRiverside Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 16 haSheddocksley Sports Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 28 haCentral Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198050 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198050 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,131 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 115 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWoodend General Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryBucksburn Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyN S Wilson LTD9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNorthfield Dental Centre1.3 miPolice stationGrampian PoliceAberdeenunder a mileCash machineThe Cooperative Food Stoneywood Road, Stoneywoodunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryBucksburn Academyunder a milePrimaryStoneywood Schoolunder a milePrimaryBrimmond Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ1.6 miRailway stationDyce1.8 miBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeen4.1 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal4.3 miBus stops85 within a mileCar parkApcoaDyce1.3 miEV chargingevyve Charging StationAberdeen1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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