Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 3 min4:09 am – 10:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 35 min8:49 am – 3:24 pm
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People4,924 residentsin the Deer and Mormond census areaMedian age 44.92,134 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 2,532 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle25% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 12% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C949 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October62 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 landmarksCulsh Monumenthistoric site · under a mileHill of Culshhill · under a mileWhin Hillhill · 1.2 miFedderate Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miStrichen Stone Circlehistoric site · 4.8 miPitfour Lakelake · 5.6 miBruxie Woodwoodland · 3.8 miTarget Poollake · 7.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
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 198026 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198026 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband8.0% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,286 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTurriff Cottage Hospital9.7 miGP surgeryCentral Buchan Medical Group4.5 miPharmacySteven Webster (Pharmacies) LTD1.0 miDentistGc Dental Mintlaw6.8 miPolice stationNew Pitsligo Police StationFraserburgh4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ23 miRailway stationInverurie18 miBus stationBus StationFraserburgh13 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal27 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB53 postcode district.
