Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 51 min4:15 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 45 min8:44 am – 3:29 pm
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People5,992 residentsin the Mearns North and Inverbervie census areaMedian age 43.92,523 households76% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright14% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,149 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, mining and quarrying 11%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle22% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 10% 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 1°C737 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, no 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 landmarksLoch Erylake · 1.0 miRough Havenbay · under a mileSwallow Covebay · under a mileGreen Heughcliffs · under a mileYellow Noseheadland · under a mileMau's Heughcliffs · under a mileCorbieknowehill · under a mileSimm's Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWilliam Eddie Parkpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband18% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,588 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKincardine Community Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryInverbervie Medical Group2.4 miPharmacyCharles Michie2.5 miDentistStonehaven Dental Practice6.4 miPolice stationStonehaven Police Station6.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ23 miRailway stationStonehaven6.5 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD10 postcode district.
