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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB33 postcode district.

County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB33
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 58 min4:13 am – 10:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 39 min8:49 am – 3:28 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,730 residentsin the Clashindarroch census areaMedian age 49.41,981 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.6% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 2,503 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C909 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October76 days of air frost, 2 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: 2 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 landmarksBoat Potwater · under a mileGird Potwater · under a mileGalla Hillhill · under a mileGallow Hillhill · under a mileTemple Glenglen · 1.8 miSkating Pondpond · under a mileKnockespock Forestforest · 3.1 miMurray Parkwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHaughton Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 29 haAlford Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 30 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199942 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199942 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband30% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)9.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,093 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 132 to 229 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAboyne Hospital12 miGP surgeryAlford Medical Practice1.1 miPharmacyN S Wilson LTD1.4 miDentistYoung Smile Dental Care1.3 miPolice stationInsch Police Station7.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Alford1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAlford Primary School1.2 miSecondaryAlford Academy1.2 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ20 miRailway stationInsch7.7 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal25 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationTarland9.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB33 postcode district.


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