Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 30 min4:32 am – 10:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:41 am – 3:45 pm
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People2,514 residentsin the Clydesdale South census areaMedian age 52.81,141 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,263 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle22% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,433 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January76 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 landmarksGlenbuck Lochlake · 2.1 miLonghouse Hillhill · under a mileStrawberry Hillhill · 1.0 miNew Islandisland · 2.3 miEarl of Angus' Monumenthistoric site · 3.4 miWindrow Woodwoodland · 2.1 miNorth Bottomvalley · 3.7 miWeston Woodwoodland · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesVillage Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 200632 mi away, Dumfries, D & GMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 30 May 202246 mi away, Arran, North AyrshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,230 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation247 m810 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 214 to 337 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLady Home Cottage Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryDouglasdale Medical Practice3.3 miPharmacyM Farren LTD3.3 miDentistLesmahagow Dental7.7 miPolice stationSanquhar Police Station11 miCash machineCoalburn Miners Welfare Charitable Society (Link DC)4.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK26 miRailway stationKirkconnel10 miBus stationBus StationLanark12 miFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing26 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingGridserveAbington8.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ML11 postcode district.
