Kingswells
| Kingswells | |
|---|---|
 Village Centre, Kingswells | |
  Kingswells Location within the City of Aberdeen | |
| Population | 4,850 (2020)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NJ 86607 07704 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode district | AB15 |
| Dialling code | 01224 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Kingswells is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated west of the city, east of Westhill, north of Cults and south of Dyce.
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 alongside a leafy, affluent setting. It has a wide range of local amenities including a primary school, convenience store, doctor's surgery, veterinary surgery, Chinese takeaway, pizza takeaway, hairdresser, pharmacy, two nurseries, two community halls, car garage and a restaurant inn. 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.
There is a regular bus service running to and from the city, passing the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary run by Stagecoach and a well used Park and Ride scheme. Kingswells also has easy cross country access to Bridge of Don and Dyce, convenient for people working at the Airport and Industrial Estates.
References
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
