Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 46 min4:20 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 50 min8:45 am – 3:34 pm
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People5,212 residentsin the South Angus census areaMedian age 51.52,276 households86% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,620 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 13%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher10% 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 December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,047 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October65 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 landmarksSidlaw Hillshills · 1.4 miTealing Hillhill · 1.2 miLorance Hillhill · 1.5 miBalmuir Woodwoodland · under a mileLinn of Balluderonvalley · 2.3 miTealinghill Woodwoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFinlathen Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 24 haFintry Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 4 haClatto Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 19 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197935 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202035 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband2.5% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,375 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 199 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStrathmartine Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryDownfield Surgery3.3 miPharmacyHaldane Healthcare LTD3.1 miDentistDownfield Dental Practice3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTealing Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryBaldragon Academy2.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND6.0 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI43 miRailway stationDundee5.3 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre4.8 miFerryAnstruther Harbour24 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD4 postcode district.
