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County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB53
Telephone code01721
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 3 min4:10 am – 10:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 35 min8:50 am – 3:25 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,787 residentsin the Auchterless and Monquhitter census areaMedian age 44.81,106 households82% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright3% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate71% of adults are economically active, 1,561 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 13%, manufacturing 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, 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°C845 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October64 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 1 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 9°CNDecember: -0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksForglen Househistoric site · 1.0 miArdmiddle House Poollake · under a mileMorison's Poollake · 1.5 miHill of Kirktownhill · under a mileHill of Ribraehill · under a mileDrachlaw Stone Circlehistoric site · 3.0 miDelgatie Castlecastle · 3.5 miPondend Potwater · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201549 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201549 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband20% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband43% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)11% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,165 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTurriff Cottage Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryTurriff Medical Practice2.1 miPharmacyBoots UK LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistBanff Dental Practice8.5 miPolice stationTurriff Police Station1.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Turriff1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryTurriff Primary School1.4 miSecondaryTurriff Academy1.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ26 miRailway stationHuntly12 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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