Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital24 miGP surgeryDollar Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStrathdevon Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryAlva Academy4.5 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI19 miRailway stationAlloa5.4 miBus stationShillinghillAlloa5.4 miFerryKinross Ferry Landing11 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK14 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the FK14 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 40 min4:26 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 55 min8:45 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,561 residentsin the Dollar and Muckhart census areaMedian age 51.51,531 households84% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 1,561 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: education 15%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages55% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%, other languages 4%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,237 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January61 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksHempy's Fallswaterfall · under a mileSochie Fallswaterfall · under a mileDollar Glenglen · under a mileBrewers Knowehill · under a mileRackmill Glenglen · under a mileQuarrel Deanvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGartmorn Dam Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 84 haCommunity Gardenpark · 2.4 miMuckhart Nature Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202643 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202643 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.3% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,692 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 359 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
