Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 46 min4:22 am – 10:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 50 min8:46 am – 3:36 pm
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People4,703 residentsin the Bankfoot, Stanley and Murthly census areaMedian age 49.82,134 households71% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright12% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,417 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C822 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October62 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksOld England Lochlake · 2.1 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileLily Lochlake · 2.2 miCourt Hillhill · 1.0 miTullielarbert Woodwoodland · under a mileDowie's Holewater · 1.7 miCoupar Angus Abbeyhistoric site · 4.3 miDeil's Millwaterfall · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGray Park Play Areapark · 2.8 miThe Greenpark · 2.8 miNewbigging Outdoor Centersports ground · 1.9 miDavie Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes88 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202646 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202646 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.8 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 broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,329 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlairgowrie & Rattray Cottage Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryArdblair Medical Practice4.0 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD4.2 miDentistCoupar Angus Dental Care4.2 miPolice stationPerth Police Station9.3 miCash machineGreens Retail, Rosemount4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND14 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI40 miRailway stationDunkeld & Birnam8.1 miBus stationBus StationPerth9.7 miFerryLochleven Castle Ferry LandingKinross23 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingIONITYPerth8.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH1 postcode district.
