Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 59 min4:13 am – 10:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 38 min8:50 am – 3:28 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 6°C, lows -0°C889 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October78 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 landmarksBirch Hillhill · under a mileGlen of Nothglen · 1.3 miHill of Nothhill · 1.1 miGlen of Cultsglen · 2.2 miStrath Bogievalley · 1.7 miWormy Hillock Hengehistoric site · 4.0 miCorrstone Woodwoodland · 1.1 miMoss of Kirkhillwoodland · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
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 199939 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199939 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.0 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.8 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
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 155 to 462 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJubilee Hospital6.7 miGP surgeryBydand Medical Group6.7 miPharmacyBydand Medical Group6.7 miDentistDeveron Dental6.6 miPolice stationHuntly Police Station7.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ25 miRailway stationHuntly6.9 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHuntly6.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB54 postcode district.
