Local servicesGP surgeryCentral Buchan Medical Group3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStrichen Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ27 miRailway stationInverurie23 miBus stationBus StationFraserburgh7.8 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB43 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB43 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 4 min4:08 am – 10:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 34 min8:49 am – 3:23 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C939 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October61 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 landmarksPluck Hillhill · under a mileUncle's Hillockhill · under a mileNewton Woodwoodland · under a mileAdziel Woodwoodland · 1.3 miCortes Lochlake · 4.4 miPitfour Lakelake · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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 198022 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Jun 198022 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 8.2 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
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
