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 December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C959 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October54 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)
Parks and green spacesRiverside Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 16 haElrick Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 72 haBrimmond Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 194 haIan Mair Parkplaying field · under a mileCentral Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 10 haSource: 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 198047 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198047 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.3 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 8.0 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
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 155 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWoodend General Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryNew Dyce Medical Practice1.5 miPharmacyRwp Sub LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistDyce Dental Practice,Units 8&91.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ1.1 miRailway stationDyce1.0 miBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeen6.6 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal6.7 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB2 postcode district.
