Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ27 miRailway stationInsch11 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB54 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB54 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 58 min4:14 am – 10:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 39 min8:50 am – 3:29 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,090 residentsin the Cromar and Kildrummy census areaMedian age 50.71,812 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,037 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%, construction 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% walk or cycle27% 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, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 4°C, lows -1°C976 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October88 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Denvalley · under a mileHill of Towanreefhill · 1.2 miLong Hillockhill · 1.3 miCoire Mureancorrie · 1.2 miGlen Laffglen · 2.0 miStony Slackvalley · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarket Stanceplaying field · under a mileSource: 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 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 3.9 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband2.2% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband52% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)8.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,946 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation224 m735 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 201 to 310 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
