Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 45 min4:21 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 50 min8:45 am – 3:35 pm
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People5,212 residentsin the South Angus census areaMedian age 51.52,276 households86% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,620 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 13%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C775 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October64 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 landmarksPiperdam Lochlake · 1.5 miFowlis Denvalley · under a mileBalruddery Denvalley · under a mileRedmyre Lochlake · 2.6 miCaput Lawhill · 1.1 miBlacklaw Hillhill · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCamperdown Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 160 haPiperdam Golf and Country Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 58 haSouth Road Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 24 haMyrekirk Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 3 haPiperdam Golf and Leisure Resortsports ground · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197929 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202147 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband2.5% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,375 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 184 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Victoria Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryMuirhead Medical Centre1.5 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD1.5 miDentistApex Dental Spa1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND3.9 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI39 miRailway stationInvergowrie2.8 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre5.5 miFerryLochleven Castle Ferry LandingKinross23 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DD2 postcode district.
