Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 48 min4:17 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 48 min8:44 am – 3:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,774 residentsin the Lunan census areaMedian age 50.21,337 households70% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,253 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% 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, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C775 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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)
Parks and green spacesWest End Parkpark · 3.2 miGreen Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Nov 197145 mi away, GlenalmondMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Nov 197145 mi away, GlenalmondSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,455 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 128 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStracathro Hospital8.3 miGP surgeryAnnat Health Centre3.6 miPharmacyJohn Ross Chemist Limited3.4 miDentistHigh Street Dental Centre3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND25 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ39 miRailway stationMontrose3.5 miBus stationBus StationArbroath8.0 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD10 postcode district.
