Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 36 min4:29 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:44 am – 3:42 pm
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People4,720 residentsin the Braes Villages census areaMedian age 44.32,000 households60% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright34% social rented, 4% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,283 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,202 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January64 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 landmarksBlack Lochlake · under a mileLin Mill Fallwaterfall · 3.4 miSpiers Islandisland · 2.5 miLoch Ellriglake · 3.0 miLimerigg Woodwoodland · under a mileHillend Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBeechbrae Woodpark · 2.9 mi · 12 haBedlormie Neighborhood Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 3 haPalacerigg Country Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 335 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes96 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200329 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202126 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,074 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation202 m663 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 171 to 225 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWester Moffat Hospital5.6 miGP surgerySlamannan Medical Practice1.4 miPharmacyRight Medicine Pharmacy LTD1.4 miDentist3/4 Ochilview Square5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI18 miRailway stationCaldercruix3.1 miBus stationBus StationFalkirk5.9 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK1 postcode district.
