Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 59 min4:13 am – 10:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 38 min8:49 am – 3:27 pm
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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 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C985 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October84 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 landmarksSilverley Headhill · under a mileHill of Newlesliehill · under a mileWhitehaugh Forestforest · 2.5 miBrock's Forestforest · 2.9 miBlack Bogwetland · 2.5 miGlen of Cultsglen · 4.0 miTowerlodge Woodwoodland · 2.1 miCorreen Hillshills · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesInsch Meadowspark · 3.4 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199943 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199943 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 7.7 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
Elevation211 m692 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 179 to 251 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJubilee Hospital8.6 miGP surgeryInsch Medical Practice3.3 miPharmacyN S Wilson LTD3.4 miDentistYoung Smile Dental Care6.7 miPolice stationInsch Police Station3.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Commerce Street - Insch3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ21 miRailway stationInsch3.1 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal26 miBus stops1 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHuntly8.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB52 postcode district.
