Local servicesGP surgerySkene Medical Group1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryElrick Schoolunder a milePrimaryCrombie Schoolunder a mileSecondaryWesthill Academyunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ5.3 miRailway stationDyce5.6 miBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeen7.8 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal8.0 miBus stops52 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB32 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB32 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 56 min4:13 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 41 min8:46 am – 3:27 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,124 residentsin the Garlogie and Elrick census areaMedian age 41.81,624 households84% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright7% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 2,192 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: mining and quarrying 16%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, other languages 4%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C937 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October61 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksLoch of Skenelake · 2.0 miHill of Keirhill · under a mileHill of Ordhill · 1.4 miDurris Forestforest · 2.5 miKirkhill Forestforest · 3.0 miRobbie Rossie's Lochlake · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWesthill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 39 haDenman Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 5 haBrimmond Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 194 haElrick Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 72 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.5% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,711 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 209 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
