Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 48 min4:18 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 48 min8:44 am – 3:33 pm
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People3,349 residentsin the Friockheim census areaMedian age 52.41,524 households70% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright7% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,687 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% 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 languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C726 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October70 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 landmarksBalgavies Lochlake · under a mileBalmadies Lochlake · 1.1 miGardyne Castlecastle · 2.4 miThe Forestforest · 1.2 miPriest's Hillockhill · under a mileMoore's Hillhill · under a mileDiel's Lappiewater · under a mileMelgund Castlecastle · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFeuars Greenspark · 1.7 miDempster Parkplaying field · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197947 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202046 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband24% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband65% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,622 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 135 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitehills Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryAcademy Medical Centre5.1 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD1.9 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice5.2 miPolice stationEastern Division Hq Police StationForfar5.5 miCash machineCostcutter, Letham1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
