Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 1 min4:10 am – 10:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 37 min8:48 am – 3:25 pm
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People5,769 residentsin the Ythsie census areaMedian age 44.62,428 households78% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,022 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, mining and quarrying 10%, construction 9%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle21% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C888 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October59 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTarget Poollake · 1.4 miHughie's Potwater · under a mileOtter Poollake · 2.0 miHaddo House NTShistoric site · 2.6 miLochcam Potwater · under a mileHill of Ardohill · under a mileCot-town Hillockhill · under a mileBack Denvalley · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHaddo Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 98 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198032 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198032 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,576 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTurriff Cottage Hospital10 miGP surgeryHaddo Medical Group7.4 miPharmacySteven Webster (Pharmacies) LTD4.7 miDentistOldmeldrum Dental Practice7.5 miPolice stationOldmeldrum Police StationInverurie6.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMethlick Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ16 miRailway stationInverurie11 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsEllon8.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB41 postcode district.
