Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 4 min4:10 am – 10:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 34 min8:51 am – 3:25 pm
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People3,201 residentsin the Portsoy, Fordyce and Cornhill census areaMedian age 51.21,524 households71% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright20% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,500 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, construction 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% 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 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C890 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October65 days of air frost, 3 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)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201540 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201540 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband8.8% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,732 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 150 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChalmers Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryAn Caorann Medical Practice4.7 miPharmacyWeb Pharmacy LTD4.4 miDentistBanff Dental Practice7.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ34 miRailway stationKeith10 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB45 postcode district.
