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Avielochan Highland

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Art Galleries 8 Nature Reserves 3 Golf Courses 3 Holiday Parks 3 Theme Parks 2 Zoos 1 Lakes 1 Museums 1

Local servicesGP surgeryAviemore Medical Practice2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAviemore Primary School1.9 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV24 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ61 miRailway stationAviemore2.7 miFerryInverness Loch Ness Ferry LandingLochend23 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH22 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH22 postcode district.

County or areaHighland
Postcode districtPH22
Telephone code01479
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 57 min4:18 am – 10:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 40 min8:53 am – 3:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,673 residentsin the Badenoch and Strathspey Central census areaMedian age 48.22,268 households64% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright21% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 2,611 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: hospitality 18%, health and social work 11%, other services 9%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 50% go by car, 3% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 8% 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 December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,160 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December86 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -1 to 5°CJFebruary: -1 to 6°CFMarch: 0 to 8°CMApril: 2 to 11°CAMay: 4 to 14°CMJune: 7 to 16°CJJuly: 9 to 18°CJAugust: 9 to 18°CASeptember: 7 to 15°CSOctober: 4 to 11°CONovember: 1 to 8°CNDecember: -1 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesSpey Valley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 100 haThe Greenpark · 2.2 mi7 & 8sports ground · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197544 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 28 Jul 202647 mi away, Spean Bridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,992 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation232 m761 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 222 to 458 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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