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County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB33
Telephone code01721
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 57 min4:13 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 40 min8:48 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 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C803 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October77 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 6°CJFebruary: -0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 9 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWhitehill Stone Circlehistoric site · 1.8 miGreen Hillhill · 1.9 miTillyfourie Hillhill · 1.9 miPitfichie Castlecastle · 4.5 miThe Denvalley · 1.9 miKirkton Mosswoodland · under a milePitfichie Forestforest · 3.3 miMenawayhills · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHaughton Country Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 29 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 199945 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199945 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.5 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
Elevation158 m518 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 135 to 253 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAboyne Hospital10 miGP surgeryAlford Medical Practice3.2 miPharmacyN S Wilson LTD2.9 miDentistYoung Smile Dental Care3.0 miPolice stationInsch Police Station9.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Alford2.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTough Schoolunder a mileSecondaryAlford Academy3.1 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ17 miRailway stationInsch9.1 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationTarland9.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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