Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 49 min4:17 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 47 min8:45 am – 3:31 pm
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People3,615 residentsin the Hillside census areaMedian age 46.61,567 households80% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright12% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,691 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 11% 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°C787 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October66 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 landmarksKinnaird Castlecastle · 3.5 miArrat's Mill Poollake · 2.6 miDun's Dishwater · 1.0 miCraig Poollake · 2.7 miHill of Stracathrohill · 1.3 miLeighton's Lawhill · 2.0 miMuirton Woodwoodland · under a mileLeightonhill Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrechin Public Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 9 haRosemount Estatepark · 3.2 mi · 18 haDen Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
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 197550 mi away, AberfeldyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Nov 197550 mi away, AberfeldySource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,753 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation110 m361 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStracathro Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryBrechin Medical Practice3.1 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD3.4 miDentistEsk Dental Care3.3 miPolice stationArbroath Police Station13 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Brechin3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND27 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ34 miRailway stationMontrose4.9 miBus stationBus StationArbroath13 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingPoGo ChargeMontrose4.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD10 postcode district.
