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County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB33
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 57 min4:14 am – 10:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 40 min8:49 am – 3:28 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -1°C815 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October87 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -1 to 5°CJFebruary: -1 to 6°CFMarch: 0 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 4 to 14°CMJune: 7 to 16°CJJuly: 9 to 18°CJAugust: 9 to 18°CASeptember: 7 to 15°CSOctober: 4 to 11°CONovember: 1 to 8°CNDecember: -1 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGallow Hillhill · under a mileCarnaveron Hillhill · 1.1 miGird Potwater · 1.5 miBoat Potwater · 1.6 miWellhouse Woodwoodland · under a mileTemple Glenglen · 2.5 miSkating Pondpond · 1.5 miStrone Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHaughton Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 29 haAlford Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 30 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199942 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199942 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 7.6 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
Elevation211 m692 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 158 to 279 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAboyne Hospital10 miGP surgeryAlford Medical Practice1.3 miPharmacyN S Wilson LTD1.1 miDentistYoung Smile Dental Care1.1 miPolice stationInsch Police Station9.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Alford1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAlford Primary School1.0 miSecondaryAlford Academy1.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ20 miRailway stationInsch9.0 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal24 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationTarland8.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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