Local servicesGP surgeryMarywell Healthcare Centre20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools21 primary, 4 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryGilcomstoun Schoolunder a milePrimarySkene Square Schoolunder a mileSecondaryAberdeen Grammar Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ5.2 miRailway stationAberdeenunder a mileBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeenunder a mileFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops254 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB64 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB64 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 56 min4:12 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 41 min8:46 am – 3:26 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,928 residentsin the City Centre West census areaMedian age 28.82,361 households31% of homes owner-occupied14% owned outright12% social rented, 55% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting8.2% unemployment rate76% of adults are economically active, 2,529 in work, 6% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, hospitality 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 27% go by car, 13% take public transport, 29% walk or cycle87% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher5% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 83%, other languages 17%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C819 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksUpper Lakelake · 1.2 miLower Lakelake · 1.3 miAberdeen Baybay · 1.3 miGallows Hillhill · under a mileBroad Hillhill · under a mileGreyhope Baybay · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesUnion Terrace Gardenspark · within reachMarischal Squarepark · under a mileWestburn Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haKing's Linksgolf course · 1.1 mi · 59 haCruyff Court Denis Lawsports ground · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 9.7 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,997 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 46 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
