Affluent Aberdeen and the surrounding Aberdeenshire area continue to reap the rewards of being the “Oil Capital of Europe”. The area has continued to prosper as the UK’s major point of access to the oil fields of the North Sea - local prices can be expensive as a result. Notable landmarks include Balmoral, the Royal Family’s famous northern retreat, Speyside whisky country just to the north and a stretch of world-class links golf courses along the coastline. Aberdeenshire boasts some of the finest scenery found anywhere in the British Isles.
Although property and rental prices are reportedly some of the highest in the whole of the UK (outside of London), self-build land can be found fairly inexpensively in this region. Aberdeenshire is one of the most-searched counties on PlotSearch, giving it a “Hot County” designation.
