Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 52 min4:17 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 44 min8:47 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 16°C, lows 8°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -2°C1,281 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November102 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 landmarksMonk's Poollake · 1.0 miLoch Leelake · 1.7 miBadadarrachhill · under a mileBadalairhill · 1.2 miGlen Effockglen · 2.1 miCorrie Hausheruncorrie · 1.4 miGlen Markglen · 2.1 miFalls of Unichwaterfall · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199942 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199942 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 5.0 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
Elevation302 m991 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 247 to 508 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAboyne Hospital12 miGP surgeryBallater Clinic10 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD10 miDentistFountain Dental Group-Aboyne12 miPolice stationBallater Police Station10 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND33 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ33 miRailway stationLaurencekirk18 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD9 postcode district.
