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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB45 postcode district.

County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB45
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 5 min4:10 am – 10:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 33 min8:52 am – 3:25 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,201 residentsin the Portsoy, Fordyce and Cornhill census areaMedian age 51.21,524 households71% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright20% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,500 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, construction 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% 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 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C762 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 1 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 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°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 landmarksFordyce Castlecastle · 1.6 miFindlater Castle, Portsoycastle · 1.6 miSandend Baybay · under a mileRed Havenbay · under a mileWest Sandsbeach · 1.3 miCrathie Pointheadland · under a mileCrannoch-hill Lochlake · 1.9 miSkedam Cliffcliffs · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOgilvie Parkpark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
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 201535 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201535 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · 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
Broadband8.8% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,732 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChalmers Hospital8.4 miGP surgeryAn Caorann Medical Practice2.0 miPharmacyWalter Davidson & Sons LTD2.2 miDentist8 To 8 Dental8.1 miPolice stationTurriff Police Station15 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Portsoy, Portsoy2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFordyce School1.6 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ39 miRailway stationKeith12 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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