Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 42 min4:21 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 53 min8:42 am – 3:35 pm
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People2,796 residentsin the Dairsie Ceres and Dunino census areaMedian age 54.71,304 households79% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,329 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: education 17%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C801 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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)
Parks and green spacesCockshaugh Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 19 haCraigtoun Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 16 haSt Andrewspark · 3.5 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes61 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 19 Feb 197938 mi away, Ochil HillsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202137 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% 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)1,370 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Andrews Community Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryBlackfriars Medical Practice3.1 miPharmacyLp Sd One Hundred Twenty Nine LTD3.1 miDentistOasis Dental Care T/A Bupa Dental Care3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportDundee Airport DND15 miMajor airportEdinburgh Airport EDI34 miRailway stationLeuchars7.8 miBus stationBus StationSt Andrews3.8 miFerryAnstruther Harbour5.4 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KY16 postcode district.
