Local servicesHospitalRoyal Edinburgh Hospital10 miGP surgeryBurntisland Medical Group2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAberdour Primary School1.2 miPrimaryBurntisland Primary School2.0 miSecondaryBeath High School4.2 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI9.0 miRailway stationAberdour1.3 miBus stationPark & RideHalbeath4.3 miFerryInchcolm Island Ferry Landing2.9 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KY3 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 39 min4:25 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 56 min8:43 am – 3:39 pm
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People3,348 residentsin the Aberdour and Auchtertool census areaMedian age 49.01,534 households75% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,553 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 10%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 49% go by car, 8% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C910 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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 landmarksDunearn Lochlake · under a mileAberdour Beachbeach · 1.5 miStenhouse Reservoirreservoir · under a mileSilversands Baybay · 1.1 miTorry Hillhill · under a mileHawk Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAberdour Old School Sensory Gardenpark · 1.4 miWester Aberdour Public Parkpark · 1.4 miMeadowfieldpark · 1.8 miAberdour Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 32 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200345 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202118 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.0 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,641 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 220 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
