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County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB35
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 55 min4:16 am – 10:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 42 min8:49 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 8°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -2°C934 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October111 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -2 to 4°CJFebruary: -2 to 5°CFMarch: -1 to 7°CMApril: 1 to 10°CAMay: 3 to 13°CMJune: 7 to 16°CJJuly: 8 to 18°CJAugust: 8 to 17°CASeptember: 6 to 15°CSOctober: 3 to 11°CONovember: 1 to 7°CNDecember: -2 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCarn Deargmountain · 1.6 miGlen Gairnglen · under a mileGlen Bardyglen · 1.0 miHill of Candacraighill · under a mileLary Hillhill · 1.0 miCarn a' Bhacainmountain · 4.0 miLoch Ullachielake · 3.2 miCoire nan Imireachancorrie · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199931 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199931 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.6 · PM10 5.0 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
Elevation304 m997 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 256 to 524 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAboyne Hospital12 miGP surgeryBallater Clinic3.1 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD3.3 miDentistFountain Dental Group-Aboyne12 miPolice stationBallater Police Station3.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Ballater - Golf Road3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ35 miRailway stationInsch25 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsBallater3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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