Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 42 min4:21 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 53 min8:41 am – 3:35 pm
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People2,429 residentsin the Crail and Boarhills census areaMedian age 56.81,270 households69% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 1,103 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: education 17%, other services 12%, hospitality 9%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 49% go by car, 8% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 5%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C702 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 days of air frost, no 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 spacesBalcomie Golf Linksgolf course · under a mile · 90 haBeech Walk Public Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 2 haVictoria Gardenspark · 1.1 miThe Braespark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197943 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202139 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband18% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,669 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 55 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Andrews Community Hospital7.9 miGP surgeryAnstruther Medical Practice4.4 miPharmacyCrail Pharmacy LTD1.2 miDentistEast Neuk Dental Practice4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
