Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 57 min4:12 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 40 min8:46 am – 3:26 pm
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People5,021 residentsin the Dyce census areaMedian age 47.92,362 households74% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright17% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,379 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, mining and quarrying 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 57% go by car, 7% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%, other languages 5%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C843 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksLoch Goullake · 1.9 miFairy Hillockhill · under a mileLily Lochlake · 2.5 miCarlin Potwater · under a mileKirkhill Forestforest · 2.1 miBadgers' Hillhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiverside Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haCentral Parkplaying field · under a mile · 10 haBrimmond Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 194 haElrick Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 72 haIan Mair Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198048 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198048 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.5 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,456 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAberdeen Royal Infirmary3.9 miGP surgeryNew Dyce Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRwp Sub LTD4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDyce Dental Practice,Units 8&9under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryDyce Schoolunder a mileSecondaryDyce Academyunder a milePrimaryStoneywood School1.4 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZunder a mileRailway stationDyceunder a mileBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeen5.4 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal5.5 miBus stops68 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB2 postcode district.
