Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 51 min4:16 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 45 min8:46 am – 3:31 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 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,259 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November72 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 landmarksColmeallie stone circlehistoric site · 2.4 miDoulie Hillhill · under a mileManach Hillhill · under a mileSlack Poollake · 2.5 miFasque Castlecastle · 4.1 miLoch Muchraelake · 4.3 miWoodburnwoodland · 1.4 miCorrie Liverycorrie · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Nov 197548 mi away, AberfeldyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Nov 197548 mi away, AberfeldySource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 6.0 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
Elevation142 m466 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 296 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStracathro Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryEdzell Health Centre3.6 miPharmacyJmf Healthcare Edzell LTD3.6 miDentistEsk Dental Care9.0 miPolice stationBanchory Police Station15 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ30 miRailway stationLaurencekirk8.5 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal30 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD9 postcode district.
