Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 1 min4:10 am – 10:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 37 min8:48 am – 3:25 pm
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People5,769 residentsin the Ythsie census areaMedian age 44.62,428 households78% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,022 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, mining and quarrying 10%, construction 9%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle21% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C888 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October59 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksLaundry Poollake · 1.5 miCot-town Hillockhill · under a mileCrimond Hillhill · under a mileMinister's Potwater · under a mileKelly Lakelake · 1.9 miBlackcraig Potwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHaddo Country Parkpark · 1.8 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 198033 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198033 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,576 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTurriff Cottage Hospital11 miGP surgeryHaddo Medical Group6.6 miPharmacySteven Webster (Pharmacies) LTD3.8 miDentistOldmeldrum Dental Practice6.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ16 miRailway stationInverurie11 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB41 postcode district.
