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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 47 min4:19 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 49 min8:44 am – 3:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,720 residentsin the Letham and Glamis census areaMedian age 53.32,625 households75% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,854 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages32% 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°C853 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October73 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksHill of Lourhill · 1.2 miFothringham Hillhill · 1.2 miBalmashanner Monumenthistoric site · 3.4 miWhig Street Woodwoodland · under a mileRestenneth Prioryhistoric site · 4.5 miCrombie Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miLoch Fithielake · 4.4 miTulloes Woodwoodland · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCrombie Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 130 haMonikie Country Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 78 haForfar Loch Country Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 72 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197941 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202041 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband27% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,941 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation145 m476 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 207 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitehills Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryLour Road Group Practice4.0 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD3.9 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice4.2 miPolice stationEastern Division Hq Police StationForfar4.2 miCash machineCostcutter, Letham4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryInverarity Primary School1.7 miSecondaryForfar Academy4.9 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND12 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI48 miRailway stationMonifieth7.5 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre9.7 miFerryAnstruther Harbour26 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationAngus4.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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