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Kingswells
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Village Centre, Kingswells
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Kingswells
Location within the Aberdeen City council area
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Kingswells
Location within Scotland
Population4,850 (mid-2020 est.) [1]
OS grid reference NJ 86607 07704
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Aberdeen
Postcode district AB15
Dialling code 01224
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57°09′36″N2°13′23″W / 57.160000°N 2.223056°W / 57.160000; -2.223056

Kingswells is a village and suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated west of the city and to the east of Westhill.

Kingswells has existed as a village for centuries, but only beginning in the 1980s did it expand as a result of the boom in the oil industry. Kingswells accommodates many facilities suited for everybody and is famous for its spacious family homes amongst a leafy, affluent setting. It has a wide range of local amenities including; a primary school, convenience store, doctor's surgery, veterinary surgery and two community halls. In the nearby mile radius, there is also a business complex with a hotel, home to a Starbucks and a luxury gym. It doesn't include a secondary school however, there are school buses which run within the community providing efficient transport to nearby neighbouring secondary schools such as Bucksburn Academy.

The village is served by regular bus services Monday to Friday via the 14X to Aberdeen city centre and the services of; 4, 5, 6, and 6A, which operate from the Park and Ride via Queens Road to the city seven days per week. There are also services that operate to Countesswells, Westhill, Elrick and Alford (218). Kingswells also has easy access to Bridge of Don and Dyce via the AWPR, convenient for people working at the Airport and Industrial Estates.

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References

  1. "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.