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County or areaFife
Postcode districtDD6
Telephone code01721
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 44 min4:22 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 51 min8:44 am – 3:35 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,624 residentsin the Balmullo and Gauldry census areaMedian age 55.61,666 households80% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright4% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,717 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: education 15%, health and social work 14%, other services 8%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher9% 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 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C788 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBalmerino Abbey (National Trust for Scotland)walk or trail · under a mileScurr Hillhill · under a mileWormit Baybay · 1.6 miHay's Hillhill · under a mileJock's Holetidal water · under a mileBalmerino Bankwetland · under a mileEsky Lochlake · 3.2 miScurr Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDuncan Parkpark · 1.1 miUniversity of Dundee Botanic Gardenspark · 2.8 mi · 9 haMagdalen Greenpark · 3.0 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197929 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202142 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,968 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Victoria Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryHawkhill Medical Centre3.4 miPharmacyM & D Green Dispensing Chemist LTD3.3 miDentistWest End Dental Practice3.2 miPolice stationPolice ScotlandDundee4.0 miCash machineNews Food + Wine Plus - Ardler3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBalmerino Primary School1.1 miSecondaryHarris Academy3.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND2.7 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI35 miRailway stationInvergowrie3.1 miBus stationBus StationDundee City Centre4.3 miFerryAnstruther Harbour19 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDundee4.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD6 postcode district.


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