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County or areaAngus
Postcode districtDD8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 48 min4:19 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 48 min8:45 am – 3:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C820 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October69 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 1 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 5 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoch Fithielake · 2.5 miStrathmorevalley · 1.0 miCarse Hillhill · 1.3 miHill of Finavonhill · 1.6 miRescobie Lochlake · 3.2 miOathlaw Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesForfar Loch Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 72 haForfar Botanists Gardenpark · 3.0 miReid Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197945 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202044 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 8.1 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
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 177 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitehills Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryAcademy Medical Centre2.9 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD2.9 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTannadice Primary School1.9 miSecondaryForfar Academy2.5 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND17 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ44 miRailway stationArbroath13 miBus stationBus StationArbroath14 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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