Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND29 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ32 miRailway stationLaurencekirk5.4 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB30 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 50 min4:17 am – 10:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 46 min8:45 am – 3:31 pm
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People3,615 residentsin the Hillside census areaMedian age 46.61,567 households80% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright12% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,691 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 11% 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°C788 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October59 days of air frost, 2 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)
Parks and green spacesRosemount Estatepark · 3.8 mi · 18 haBrechin Public Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 9 haDen Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Nov 197146 mi away, GlenalmondMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Nov 197146 mi away, GlenalmondSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,753 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
