Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 1 min4:09 am – 10:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 37 min8:48 am – 3:24 pm
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People3,133 residentsin the Auchnagatt census areaMedian age 45.31,272 households84% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 1,652 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, manufacturing 9%, construction 9%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle22% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C895 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October58 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)
Parks and green spacesHaddo Country Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 98 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 198032 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198032 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,337 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 135 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTurriff Cottage Hospital13 miGP surgeryEllon Group Practice5.5 miPharmacyJ Ross5.5 miDentistSchoolhill Dental Practice5.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ16 miRailway stationInverurie14 miBus stationWindmill StreetPeterhead14 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal20 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB41 postcode district.
