Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital24 miGP surgeryDollar Health Centre3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMuckhart Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI19 miRailway stationGleneaglesAuchterarder7.3 miBus stationShillinghillAlloa8.8 miFerryKinross Ferry Landing7.7 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK14 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK14 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 40 min4:26 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 55 min8:45 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,561 residentsin the Dollar and Muckhart census areaMedian age 51.51,531 households84% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 1,561 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: education 15%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages55% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, other languages 4%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C1,460 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January80 days of air frost, 2 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 spacesMuckhart Nature Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haMuckhart Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 84 haLendrick Muirsports ground · 1.1 mi · 34 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes101 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202644 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202644 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.3% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,692 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 136 to 285 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
