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County or areaAberdeenshire
Postcode districtAB31
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 54 min4:15 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 43 min8:47 am – 3:29 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,079 residentsin the Aboyne and South Deeside census areaMedian age 50.52,204 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,418 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, mining and quarrying 10%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, 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°C1,038 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October77 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 6°CJFebruary: -0 to 7°CFMarch: 1 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Lochlake · 1.5 miSlewdrum Forestforest · 1.9 miBlackhall Forestforest · 1.9 miHill of Tillylairhill · 1.1 miHill of Tillybathhill · 1.3 miBog Lochlake · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFarquharson Parkplaying field · 1.4 miAlexander Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 3 haBurnett Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 6 haSilverbank Parkpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199950 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 May 199950 mi away, Aviemore, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.1 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,363 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 179 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlen O'dee Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryBanchory Group Practice4.0 miPharmacyDavidsons Chemists4.0 miDentistDeeside Dental Care4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ19 miRailway stationLaurencekirk14 miFerryAberdeen Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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