Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 56 min4:13 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 41 min8:47 am – 3:28 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 January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C842 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October63 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksLoch of Skenelake · 1.3 miDurris Forestforest · 1.2 miPolicy Lochlake · 2.1 miRedhillhill · under a mileHill of Easter Echthill · 1.5 miSwailend Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDenman Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 5 haCulter Community Memorial Orchardpark · 4.4 miSource: 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 4.0 · PM10 7.6 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
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 115 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWoodend General Hospital7.2 miGP surgerySkene Medical Group3.4 miPharmacyA&L Porter (Westhill) LTD3.3 miDentistWesthill Dental Practice2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ7.6 miRailway stationKintore7.2 miBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeen10 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal10 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB32 postcode district.
