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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB1 postcode district.

County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 54 min4:13 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 42 min8:45 am – 3:27 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,831 residentsin the Banchory-Devenick and Findon census areaMedian age 37.82,188 households81% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright11% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate74% of adults are economically active, 3,060 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: mining and quarrying 14%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%, other languages 6%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C834 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October31 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 13°CMJune: 9 to 15°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDownies Havenbay · under a mileCammachmore Baybay · under a mileBerrymuir Headheadland · under a mileFairy Hillockhill · under a mileWhiteland Headheadland · 1.3 miCran Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBourtree Parkpark · under a mileBurnside Gardenspark · 1.1 miBurnside Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 2 haPortlethen Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 52 haNicol Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,191 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRehabilitation Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryPortlethen Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyIngasetter LTD3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistPortlethen Dental Care1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryFishermoss Schoolunder a mileSecondaryPortlethen Academyunder a milePrimaryPortlethen Primary School1.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ11 miRailway stationPortlethen1.0 miBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeen6.8 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal6.9 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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