Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 3 min4:09 am – 10:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 35 min8:48 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°C877 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October60 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 landmarksBank Hillhill · under a mileCulsh Monumenthistoric site · 2.6 miCairndale Hillhill · 1.2 miPitfour Lakelake · 3.4 miStrichen Stone Circlehistoric site · 4.1 miBruxie Woodwoodland · 1.7 miAikey Braewoodland · 2.2 miFedderate Reservoirreservoir · 4.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAden Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 85 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 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
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 121 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTurriff Cottage Hospital12 miGP surgeryAden Health Centre4.4 miPharmacySteven Webster (Pharmacies) LTD2.5 miDentistGc Dental Mintlaw4.6 miPolice stationMintlaw Police StationPeterhead4.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Mintlaw, Mintlaw4.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMaud Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryMintlaw Academy4.3 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ22 miRailway stationInverurie19 miBus stationBus StationFraserburgh13 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal26 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB42 postcode district.
