Scotland
Getting a Lidl shop home in Aberdeen
Search for Lidl delivery in Aberdeen and the first thing you learn is that Lidl does not run one. Plenty of households around Kittybrewster manage it anyway. Three routes cover Aberdeen, and at least one will reach Gilcomston.
The short version
Some 54,000 people live close enough to Gilcomston for a delivery to make sense. Aberdeen, Bridge of Don and Seaton hold the biggest share. Gilcomston begins about 0.4 miles away, south west of the door. There are 3 further Lidls within five miles of Hutcheon Street.
- Where it is
- 48-50, Hutcheon StreetAB25 3TB
- People within 3 miles
- 54,000
- Neighbourhoods in range
- 8
- Other Lidl within 5 miles
- 3
- Opening hours
- Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
How people manage it here
Start with someone local, since a person can reach any door in Aberdeen. The apps are quicker where they run.
Get someone to go for you
Plenty of households in Aberdeen simply ask someone nearby to go for them. Being on foot in Hutcheon Street, they can choose the fruit and veg with some care. You agree the cost before they leave Aberdeen, and pay once it is at the door. Taskerama shows people working around Aberdeen.
The apps
Two apps matter around Aberdeen: Deliveroo, which carries more shops, and Uber Eats. Enter your AB25 postcode and you see straight away whether Gilcomston is in range. For Gilcomston that is easily the fastest of the three.
Lidl's own website
There is a Lidl website too, though it will not stock your Aberdeen groceries. Tools, bedding and wine, posted to Gilcomston like any other parcel. No substitute for walking round Hutcheon Street, and not meant to be. See what is in stock.
Which areas this store can reach
The areas ringing Hutcheon Street are listed here with distances from the front of the shop. That ring is about as far as deliveries from Hutcheon Street usually go. Every one of the 8 is within range of Hutcheon Street.
- SeatonIn range1 mile north east
- FootdeeIn range1.4 miles south east
- AberdeenIn range0.8 miles south · about 200,000 people
- GilcomstonIn range0.4 miles south west
- CraigiebucklerIn range2.2 miles south west
- CornhillIn range1.4 miles west
- KittybrewsterIn range0.7 miles north west
- Bridge of DonIn range2.4 miles north · about 20,000 people
How this one rates
Hutcheon Street scores 6.4 out of ten, which we would call reasonably placed. Where houses are packed in near Gilcomston, a delivery is easier to come by. See what we look at.
- People within 3 miles54,000
- Neighbourhoods in range8
- People per square mile1,905
- Nearest neighbourhood0.4 miles
- People within 5 miles300,000
- Directions covered7 of 8
- Biggest area nearbyAberdeen
- Other Lidl within 5 miles3
- Areas within a mile5
- To the town centre0.8 miles
Everything near Gilcomston sits comfortably within range. A look at the app before leaving saves a wasted trip to Hutcheon Street.