Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 45 min4:22 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 50 min8:46 am – 3:36 pm
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People5,060 residentsin the Coupar Angus and Meigle census areaMedian age 51.12,353 households68% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright16% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,413 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C881 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October74 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksCastle Hillhill · 1.9 miChapel Holebay · 3.1 miOld England Lochlake · 3.6 miWhitefield Woodwoodland · under a mileSeamaw Lochlake · 3.9 miGallowhill Woodwoodland · under a mileBroomy Knowehill · 2.6 miCoupar Angus Abbeyhistoric site · 4.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGray Park Play Areapark · 2.1 miNewbigging Outdoor Centersports ground · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.2 miThe Commonpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes92 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202647 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202647 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · 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
Broadband26% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,507 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 107 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlairgowrie & Rattray Cottage Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryStanley Medical Centre4.0 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD4.1 miDentistCoupar Angus Dental Care4.5 miPolice stationPerth Police Station7.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND13 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI38 miRailway stationPerth8.1 miBus stationBus StationPerth8.0 miFerryLochleven Castle Ferry LandingKinross21 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingIONITYPerth7.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH13 postcode district.
