Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 9 min4:12 am – 10:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 30 min8:58 am – 3:28 pm
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People4,333 residentsin the Seaboard census areaMedian age 50.82,062 households67% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright19% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,021 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: average 14°CColdest month January: average 5°C648 mm of rain a year, 10 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Jun 197149 mi away, Great GlenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Dec 202149 mi away, Ullapool, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.8 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,193 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 48 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLawson Memorial Hospital11 miGP surgeryDornoch Medical Practice9.0 miPharmacyWeb Pharmacy LTD8.4 miDentistDornoch Dental Surgery9.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV24 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ74 miRailway stationFearn9.4 miFerryNigg Ferry Terminal14 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV20 postcode district.
