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Local servicesGP surgeryBanchory Group Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryBanchory Academyright herePrimaryBanchory Primary Schoolright herePrimaryHill of Banchory Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ15 miRailway stationStonehaven12 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops69 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB31 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB31 postcode district.

County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB31
Telephone code01330
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 54 min4:14 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 42 min8:46 am – 3:29 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,344 residentsin the Banchory East census areaMedian age 42.51,889 households76% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright17% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 2,089 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, mining and quarrying 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C852 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October68 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 6°CJFebruary: -0 to 7°CFMarch: 1 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGallow Hillockhill · under a mileHill of Banchoryhill · under a mileKnockburn Lochlake · 2.9 miRose Potwater · 1.3 miBlackhall Forestforest · 2.7 miHecklebirniewater · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSilverbank Parkpark · under a mileBanchory Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 34 haBurnett Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 6 haAlexander Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBanchory Sports Villagesports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband9.5% 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)1,928 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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