Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 59 min4:11 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 38 min8:47 am – 3:26 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,029 residentsin the Barrahill census areaMedian age 43.92,036 households78% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright13% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 2,616 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, mining and quarrying 10%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle36% 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, 10% 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 December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C904 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October65 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 landmarksChapel Hillockhill · under a mileHill of Crimondhill · 1.6 miOverton Woodwoodland · 1.6 miAuchnashag Woodwoodland · 1.8 miKeithfield Lakelake · 5.5 miBalbithan Islandisland · 5.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.4 miCultercullen Community Parkpark · 4.7 miSource: 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 198041 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198041 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.0 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,156 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation140 m459 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 179 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalInverurie Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryHaddo Medical Group3.4 miPharmacyJohn Ross Chemists LTD2.9 miDentistOldmeldrum Dental Practice3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ7.9 miRailway stationInverurie4.7 miBus stationUnion Square Bus StationAberdeen13 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB2 postcode district.
