Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 44 min4:24 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 52 min8:46 am – 3:38 pm
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People4,099 residentsin the Almondbank and Pitcairngreen census areaMedian age 52.01,810 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,092 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C873 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January63 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)
Parks and green spacesMuirend Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 3 haHillyland Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 2 haTulloch Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes99 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202641 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202641 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,931 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 99 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPerth Dental Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryTayside Out Of Hours (3)3.2 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD2.2 miDentistPublic Dental Service2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND20 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI31 miRailway stationPerth3.7 miBus stationBus StationPerth3.8 miFerryKinross Ferry Landing14 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH1 postcode district.
