Scotland · Scotland
Living in Aberdeen
The Granite City on the North Sea, grand silver-grey architecture and a working harbour.
Population around 200,000
What Aberdeen is like
Aberdeen offers solid, distinctive granite housing and strong value, with the Cairngorms and beautiful coastline close by. Long the UK’s energy capital.
Education
The University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University are both well established.
University of AberdeenRobert Gordon University
Getting around
An airport with strong energy-sector links, a harbour, and trains south to Scotland’s central belt.
Jobs & economy
Historically oil and gas, now pivoting strongly to renewable and offshore energy.
The property market
The average home in Aberdeen sold for £130,120 (April 2026, UK House Price Index). That is an area average across all property types, a useful benchmark rather than a valuation of any single home.
In a nutshell
- Distinctive granite architecture
- Energy-sector jobs
- Coast and Cairngorms nearby
- Good value housing