Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 58 min4:12 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 39 min8:48 am – 3:27 pm
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People6,409 residentsin the Howe of Alford census areaMedian age 45.32,744 households78% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,289 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, mining and quarrying 9%, education 9%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle23% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C828 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October71 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 landmarksPitfichie Castlecastle · 1.7 miBankhead Poollake · 1.4 miEast Aquhorthies Stone Circlehistoric site · 2.8 miIsland Streamriver · 1.5 miGallows Hillhill · 1.1 miMount Janehill · 1.3 miCamp Field Potwater · 1.4 miPool of Clunylake · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBirley Bush Community Gardenpark · 1.9 miSir Arthur Grant Centresports ground · 1.0 miKellands Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198047 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198047 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,956 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalInverurie Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryKemnay Medical Group2.0 miPharmacyKemnay Pharmacy LTD2.0 miDentistInverurie Dental Care5.0 miPolice stationInverurie Police Station4.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kemnay1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ11 miRailway stationInverurie5.2 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationInverurie5.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB51 postcode district.
