Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 46 min4:21 am – 10:07 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 December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,054 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November77 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 landmarksHatton Castle, Anguscastle · 1.7 miLong Lochlake · 1.2 miLundie Lochlake · 1.5 miWest Mains Hillhill · under a mileBowhouse Hillhill · under a milePitlyalwater · under a mileBlacklaw Hill Piperdamwalk or trail · 2.0 miGlack of Newtylevalley · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCamperdown Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 160 haClatto Country Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 19 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197930 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202150 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 3.9 · 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
Elevation183 m600 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 152 to 289 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStrathmartine Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryMuirhead Medical Centre3.4 miPharmacyW Davidson & Sons LTD3.3 miDentistApex Dental Spa4.6 miPolice stationPolice ScotlandDundee7.4 miCash machineAsda (C) Birkhill PFS - ERF, Main Street Birkhill3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
