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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 49 min8:45 am – 3:34 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,720 residentsin the Letham and Glamis census areaMedian age 53.32,625 households75% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,854 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages32% 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 December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C1,003 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October79 days of air frost, 1 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 · under a mileSt Orland's Stonehistoric site · 2.2 miHunters Hillhill · under a mileGlamis Denvalley · under a mileGlen Ogilvieglen · 1.9 miBroom Hillhill · 1.9 miLoch of Forfarlake · 3.7 miLera Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesForfar Loch Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 72 haBoyle Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 3 haReid Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 6 haSource: 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband27% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,941 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 204 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitehills Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryAngus Specialist Services3.1 miPharmacyBoots UK LTD4.5 miDentistForfar Dental Care4.5 miPolice stationEastern Division Hq Police StationForfar4.3 miCash machineBraes of Kirriemuir, The Square4.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGlamis Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryForfar Academy4.7 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND11 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI48 miRailway stationDundee10 miBus stationSeagate Bus StationDundee City Centre9.9 miFerryAnstruther Harbour29 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationAngus4.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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