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County or areaEast Dunbartonshire
Postcode districtG65
Telephone code01899
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 37 min4:29 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 58 min8:45 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,096 residentsin the Twechar and Harestanes East census areaMedian age 44.21,414 households69% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright26% social rented, 4% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,483 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, construction 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 7% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 9% 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°C1,431 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December56 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksEyrelan Glenglen · under a mileAuchinstarry Lochlake · 1.6 miBroadwood Lochlake · 1.8 miCorrie Spoutwaterfall · 2.7 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileBar Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBogside Parkpark · 1.6 miTwechar Outdoor Pursuits Centresports ground · under a mileCumbernauld Community Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 73 haBurn Greenpark · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes114 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202644 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Apr 202644 mi away, Pubil, Perth & KinrossSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.7 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,457 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Memorial Cottage Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryKilsyth Medical Partnership1.8 miPharmacyAmica Healthcare LTD4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOak Tree Dental & Implant Clinic1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryTwechar Primary Schoolright herePrimaryChapelgreen Primary School1.3 miSecondaryKilsyth Academy1.9 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Airport GLA15 miRailway stationCroy1.8 miBus stationRegister RoadKilsyth2.0 miFerryGlasgow Central Station Bridge Ferry Landing9.6 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the G65 postcode district.


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