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County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB34
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 54 min4:16 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 42 min8:48 am – 3:31 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,250 residentsin the East Cairngorms census areaMedian age 54.61,637 households61% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright14% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 1,609 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: hospitality 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 46% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, Scots 1%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,056 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October97 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -1 to 5°CJFebruary: -1 to 6°CFMarch: 0 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 4 to 14°CMJune: 7 to 16°CJJuly: 9 to 18°CJAugust: 9 to 18°CASeptember: 7 to 15°CSOctober: 4 to 11°CONovember: 1 to 8°CNDecember: -1 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoch Kinordlake · 2.4 miGlen Duiglen · 1.4 miCambus O'May Footbridgebridge · 1.0 miCraigrae Beghill · 1.1 miDeesidevalley · 1.0 miBlack Craighill · 1.3 miGlen Tanarglen · 2.2 miLoch Davanlake · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199936 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199936 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.0 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 5.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband2.4% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)12% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,132 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation196 m643 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 168 to 396 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAboyne Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryBallater Clinic3.2 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD3.1 miDentistFountain Dental Group-Aboyne7.0 miPolice stationBallater Police Station3.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Ballater - Golf Road3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ30 miRailway stationInsch24 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsBallater3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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