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Living in Kingseat (Aberdeenshire): Liveability Score 39/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Kingseat (Aberdeenshire) scores 39/100 overall, across 7 scored categories. Its biggest lead over the typical UK town is bills: 77/100 against a national town median of 47/100. Broadband falls furthest short: 28/100 where the typical UK town reaches 60/100.

Kingseat (Aberdeenshire) places 2nd of 4 in the AB21 postcode district. Against the wider AB21 district average of 46/100, that is 7 points below. That sits 11 points below the UK-wide average of 50, putting it in the middle half of the towns and villages we score. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the AB21 postcode district.

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Kingseat (Aberdeenshire) scores 39 but individual postcodes tell the full story

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
65
Air Quality NO₂ 2.564 · PM2.5 3.992 · PM10 7.72 µg/m³
84
Green Space 19
Parks Adequate 2
Sports Pitches None
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts None
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 1

Services

Schools
6

School inspection data is not available for this area.

Healthcare
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A&E departmentsCommunity Paramedic Service135.4 mi
Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital152.8 mi
Hexham General Hospital158.4 mi
Hospital waitsNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust103.2 mi
Routine referral (median)9 wks
Treated within 18 weeks82.8%
A&E seen within 4 hrs91.1%
Nearest GP surgeryNew Dyce Medical Practice3.9 mi
GP capacity1,373 patients per GP

A&E, dentist and pharmacy data, and CQC ratings, are currently available for England only, not Scotland.

Broadband
28
Full fibre (FTTP)43.9%
available across Aberdeenshire
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
65.8%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
65.8%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
100%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 18 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
79
Employment rate74.1%
Above the Great Britain average of 57.3% of residents aged 16+
Economic activity (16+)
Employed73.7%Unemployed1.3%Retired16.5%Student2.1%Other inactive6.4%
Occupation mix
Professional & managerial50.8%Skilled & technical32.5%Routine & elementary16.7%
Degree-level (Level 4+) qualifications39.5%
Home ownership80.9%
Among the least-deprived 31% of areas in Scotland
Census 2021/22 (Great Britain) · deprivation: IoD 2025 / SIMD
Bills
77
Council tax Aberdeenshire · 2025-26
A £1,022
B £1,192
C £1,363
D £1,533
E £2,014
F £2,491
G £3,002
H £3,756
Energy North Scotland region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band C
Water Scottish Water
Average bill regional £456/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
11
Dyce 4.1 mi
Kintore 7.3 mi
Inverurie 8.2 mi
No motorway junctions within 30 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
19
Pubs & Bars None
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience None
Retail Shopping None
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not published for Scotland

Sold-price data isn't available for Kingseat (Aberdeenshire). HM Land Registry's Price Paid dataset covers England and Wales only. Scottish sales are recorded separately by Registers of Scotland, which we don't yet include. This is a gap in the data we hold, not a sign of an inactive market.

Nearby places

Newmachar 30 1.1 mi away ⇄
Potterton 30 3.2 mi away ⇄
Balmedie 39 3.9 mi away ⇄
Pitmedden 35 5.3 mi away ⇄
Blackburn (Aberdeenshire) 35 6.2 mi away ⇄
Newburgh (Aberdeenshire) 38 7.0 mi away ⇄
Aberdeen 71 7.2 mi away ⇄
Kintore 41 7.4 mi away ⇄
Kingswells 51 7.8 mi away ⇄
Tarves 37 7.8 mi away ⇄
Oldmeldrum 41 7.9 mi away ⇄
Ellon 48 7.9 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Kingseat (Aberdeenshire) a nice place to live?

Kingseat (Aberdeenshire) has some challenges compared to many UK areas. Our liveability score for Kingseat (Aberdeenshire) is 39/100, placing it among a below-average areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

Postcode districts in Kingseat (Aberdeenshire)

AB21 46 ⇄

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