Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 57 min4:12 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 40 min8:47 am – 3:27 pm
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People5,991 residentsin the Kintore census areaMedian age 43.52,419 households82% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 3,145 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, mining and quarrying 13%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle35% 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, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C846 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October71 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 landmarksDrum Hillhill · under a mileWaterton Lochlake · 2.4 miKemnay Forestforest · 2.0 miDeers Denhistoric site · 3.1 miLumphanan Hillhill · 1.2 miBankhead Poollake · 3.0 miHall Forestforest · 2.7 miFirley Mosswoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBirley Bush Community Gardenpark · 2.4 miSource: 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 198049 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198049 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,475 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation144 m472 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 182 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalInverurie Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryKemnay Medical Group2.5 miPharmacyKemnay Pharmacy LTD2.5 miDentistKintore Dental Practice2.9 miPolice stationInverurie Police Station5.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kemnay2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ8.0 miRailway stationKintore3.6 miBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeen13 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal13 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationInverurie3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB51 postcode district.
