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County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB31
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 54 min4:16 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 43 min8:47 am – 3:30 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,079 residentsin the Aboyne and South Deeside census areaMedian age 50.52,204 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,418 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, mining and quarrying 10%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 4°C, lows -1°C1,335 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October97 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -1 to 4°CJFebruary: -1 to 5°CFMarch: -0 to 7°CMApril: 1 to 9°CAMay: 4 to 13°CMJune: 7 to 15°CJJuly: 9 to 17°CJAugust: 8 to 16°CASeptember: 7 to 14°CSOctober: 4 to 10°CONovember: 1 to 7°CNDecember: -1 to 4°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAuchnashinnhill · under a mileKnockiehill · under a mileLoch Tennetlake · 3.4 miForest of Glen Tanarforest · 3.2 miFairy Lochlake · 4.2 miLochnavenswater · 2.9 miGlen Tennetglen · 4.5 miFowls Heughvalley · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199943 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199943 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.0 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 5.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,363 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation280 m919 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 221 to 469 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAboyne Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryAboyne Health Centre5.1 miPharmacyW Davidson & Son LTD5.0 miDentistFountain Dental Group-Aboyne5.1 miPolice stationBallater Police Station10 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Aboyne4.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ26 miRailway stationLaurencekirk17 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal28 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationTarland9.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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