Local servicesGP surgeryTurriff Medical Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryTurriff Academyunder a milePrimaryTurriff Primary Schoolunder a mileSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ25 miRailway stationHuntly13 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB53 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB53 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 3 min4:10 am – 10:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 35 min8:50 am – 3:25 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,260 residentsin the Turriff census areaMedian age 50.42,153 households68% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright21% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,035 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%, Scots 1%, other languages 5%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows -0°C818 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October66 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksMarkethillhill · under a mileBrodies Denvalley · under a mileArdmiddle House Poollake · 2.2 miThe Kirnswater · under a mileHill of Hiltonhill · 1.2 miPondend Potwater · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201550 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201550 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband6.1% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,337 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 90 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
