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County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB54
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 1 min4:13 am – 10:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 37 min8:51 am – 3:28 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,730 residentsin the Clashindarroch census areaMedian age 49.41,981 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.6% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 2,503 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -1°C981 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October91 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -1 to 5°CJFebruary: -1 to 5°CFMarch: 0 to 7°CMApril: 2 to 10°CAMay: 4 to 13°CMJune: 7 to 15°CJJuly: 9 to 17°CJAugust: 9 to 17°CASeptember: 7 to 15°CSOctober: 4 to 11°CONovember: 1 to 7°CNDecember: -1 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLadies Poollake · under a mileBroad Poollake · under a mileGallows Hillhill · under a mileChapel Hillhill · under a mileBridge Potwater · under a mileCrombie Potwater · under a mileGlen Markieglen · 1.5 miBen Mainmountain · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201546 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201546 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 5.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband30% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)9.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,093 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation299 m981 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 215 to 406 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStephen Cottage Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryRinnes Medical Group5.7 miPharmacyRinnes Medical Group5.7 miDentistDeveron Dental7.4 miPolice stationHuntly Police Station7.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ33 miRailway stationHuntly8.0 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHuntly8.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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