Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 1 min4:12 am – 10:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 36 min8:51 am – 3:27 pm
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People4,238 residentsin the Huntly census areaMedian age 50.52,172 households56% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright32% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,921 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 48% go by car, 3% take public transport, 25% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, Scots 1%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C926 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October60 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)
Nearby landmarksIttingstone Poollake · 1.1 miMuckle Torry Hillockhill · under a mileHill of Haughhill · under a mileKirktown Poollake · 2.3 miHorse Potwater · under a mileDevil's Chairwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHuntly Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 27 haMarket Muir Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileHuntly Football Club Christie Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201547 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201547 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,285 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 174 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJubilee Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBydand Medical Groupunder a milePharmacyLargue Pharmacy LTD3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHuntly Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryGordon Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryThe Gordon Schoolsunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ28 miRailway stationHuntlyunder a mileBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB54 postcode district.
