Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 56 min4:13 am – 10:08 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 January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C824 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November59 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 landmarksHill of Ordhill · under a mileCullerlie Stone Circlehistoric site · 2.4 miDrum Castle, Garden & Estate NTScastle · 3.2 miDurris Forestforest · 2.1 miRobbie Rossie's Lochlake · 2.8 miLoch of Skenelake · 2.9 miBeans Hillhill · 1.6 miPiper Alpha Memorialhistoric site · 4.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDenman Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 5 haWesthill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 39 haBrimmond Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 194 haElrick Country Parkpark · 3.4 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 2.4 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.2 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
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 142 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWoodend General Hospital4.6 miGP surgerySkene Medical Group1.1 miPharmacyA&L Porter (Westhill) LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistAbercrombie Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationPeterculter Police StationAberdeen3.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kingswells, Kingswells3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ5.9 miRailway stationDyce6.2 miBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeen7.4 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal7.6 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingIONITYWesthill1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB32 postcode district.
