Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 30 min4:34 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 4 min8:43 am – 3:47 pm
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People4,945 residentsin the Mauchline Rural census areaMedian age 48.22,303 households63% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright24% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,400 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, construction 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,149 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 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 landmarksAuchinleck Househistoric site · 2.2 miBurns Memorialhistoric site · 2.6 miSorn Hillhill · under a mileSwan Lochlake · 2.5 miCleuch Glenglen · 1.6 miSorn Old Bridgebridge · 1.4 miChapel Braeswoodland · under a mileMauchline Hillhill · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesShawoodpark · under a mileBallochmyle Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 30 haCatrine Games Hallsports ground · under a mileWoodroad Leisure Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 18 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199937 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 8.4 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 broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,307 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 166 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEast Ayrshire Community Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryBallochmyle Medical Groupright herePharmacyM Farren LTDright hereDentistMauchline Dental Surgery2.1 miPolice stationCumnock Police Station4.3 miCash machineDay Today (Mirren SWAP), Catrineright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryCatrine Primary Schoolunder a milePrimarySorn Primary School1.6 miSecondaryRobert Burns Academy3.9 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK9.7 miRailway stationAuchinleck2.7 miBus stationCumnock Bus Station4.3 miFerryAyr Compass Pier12 miBus stops15 within a mileCar parkLoudoun Street Car ParkMauchline2.2 miEV chargingbp PulsePrestwick9.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KA5 postcode district.
