Neighbourhood and local area reviews for renting in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen

The neighborhood is mostly peaceful. There is a bar downstairs and on some nights music can be heard - usually no later than midnight. The closest proper grocery store is a Lidl less than 10 minute walk away, and the Aberdeen university campus is 5 minutes away. There are good bus links to the center (busses 1, 2, 60 among others), it takes roughly half an hour to walk there.

Very quiet and green area. Both Seaton park and a Lidl are within walking distance. The building is next to a primary school but this wasn't very disruptive to us. There are good bus connections to the town centre via King Street (5 minute walk).
There is private parking but during school hours this is often used by parents to pick up or drop off.

Given that Aberdeen is not a big city by any means, Hillhead is very far away from the city centre (a 40-minute walk). This is made up for by the fact that Hillhead itself is a fun place to be for a year to experience what it is like to live with other first-year students. Lots of partying going on, which can also mean noise pollution if you live with (or adjacent to) those who like to party.