Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 56 min4:13 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 41 min8:46 am – 3:27 pm
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People4,453 residentsin the Westhill North and South census areaMedian age 43.51,752 households82% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 2,334 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: mining and quarrying 15%, professional and scientific services 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher6% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, other languages 4%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C937 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October61 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 landmarksCullerlie Stone Circlehistoric site · 1.6 miLoch of Skenelake · 1.9 miDurris Forestforest · 1.5 miDrum Castle, Garden & Estate NTScastle · 3.1 miHill of Ordhill · 1.2 miRobbie Rossie's Lochlake · 2.8 miHill of Keirhill · 1.9 miWoods of Cairniewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWesthill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 39 haDenman Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 5 haBrimmond Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 194 haElrick Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 72 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband8.3% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,755 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWoodend General Hospital5.6 miGP surgerySkene Medical Group1.8 miPharmacyA&L Porter (Westhill) LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistWesthill Dental Practice1.2 miPolice stationPeterculter Police StationAberdeen4.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kingswells, Kingswells3.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ6.3 miRailway stationDyce6.6 miBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeen8.3 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal8.5 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingIONITYWesthill2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB32 postcode district.
