Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 51 min4:15 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 45 min8:44 am – 3:29 pm
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People5,992 residentsin the Mearns North and Inverbervie census areaMedian age 43.92,523 households76% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright14% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,149 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, mining and quarrying 11%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle22% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C894 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 landmarksArbuthnott Househistoric site · 1.6 miLoch Erylake · 1.9 miGallow Hillhill · under a mileCot Hillockhill · under a mileBervie Baybay · 1.8 miDarn Baybay · 2.0 miKemlinn Potwater · 1.2 miGourdon Braecliffs · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWilliam Eddie Parkpark · 1.7 miAberdeenshire Councilsports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband18% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,588 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKincardine Community Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryInverbervie Medical Group1.4 miPharmacyCharles Michie1.5 miDentistArduthie Dental Practice7.7 miPolice stationStonehaven Police Station7.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ24 miRailway stationLaurencekirk6.5 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal21 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD10 postcode district.
