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County or areaAngus
Postcode districtDD8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 47 min4:20 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 48 min8:45 am – 3:34 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,742 residentsin the Kirriemuir Landward census areaMedian age 51.31,250 households66% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 1,417 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 9% 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°C871 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October74 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 12°CAMay: 5 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°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 landmarksGlamis manse stonehistoric site · 1.5 miSt Orland's Stonehistoric site · 1.6 miBroom Hillhill · under a mileRoundyhillhill · under a mileRed Lochlake · 3.0 miLoch of Kinnordylake · 3.2 miBackpark Woodwoodland · under a mileLady Mosswoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesForfar Loch Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 72 haBoyle Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 3 haWest Greenpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes48 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197938 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Nov 202037 mi away, Blackford, Perth/kinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband21% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband61% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,407 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitehills Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryKirriemuir Medical Practice3.0 miPharmacyBoots UK Limited3.0 miDentistKirriemuir Dental Practice3.3 miPolice stationEastern Division Hq Police StationForfar4.9 miCash machineBraes of Kirriemuir, The Square3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGlamis Primary School1.7 miSecondaryForfar Academy4.9 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND12 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI49 miRailway stationInvergowrie12 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre12 miBus stops13 within a mileCar parkBellies Brae Car Park.Kirriemuir2.9 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationAngus5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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