Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 50 min4:19 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 46 min8:48 am – 3:34 pm
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People3,434 residentsin the Angus Glens census areaMedian age 52.31,588 households68% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright6% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,721 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 15°C, lows 7°CColdest month February: highs 2°C, lows -3°C1,568 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November124 days of air frost, no 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)
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 29 Nov 202549 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202650 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.8 · PM2.5 3.5 · PM10 4.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.4% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband44% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)12% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,932 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation367 m1,204 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 342 to 660 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlairgowrie & Rattray Cottage Hospital16 miGP surgeryBraemar Health Clinic14 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD14 miDentistInfinityblu Dental Care & Implant Clinic14 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND27 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ50 miRailway stationPitlochry17 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH11 postcode district.
