Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 56 min4:14 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 41 min8:47 am – 3:28 pm
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People3,789 residentsin the Crathes and Torphins census areaMedian age 50.91,625 households73% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 1,775 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, mining and quarrying 10%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% walk or cycle27% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C1,039 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October90 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksLearney Hillhill · under a mileChapelwell Hillhill · 1.0 miSunhoney Stone Circlehistoric site · 4.8 miTurk Woodwoodland · 1.4 miWhitehill Stone Circlehistoric site · 5.0 miBog Lochlake · 4.6 miSluie Lochlake · 4.8 miTorphins Woodwoodland · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199948 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199948 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband18% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband75% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,889 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation228 m748 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 202 to 347 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlen O'dee Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryBanchory Group Practice7.0 miPharmacyIngasetter LTD7.0 miDentistDeeside Dental Care7.0 miPolice stationBanchory Police Station6.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ16 miRailway stationKintore12 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops2 within a mileEV charging103 Station Road, Banchory7.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB31 postcode district.
