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Knockbain Highland

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Art Galleries 11 Museums 8 Park and Gardens 6 Holiday Parks 5 Theatres 4 Golf Courses 4 Nature Reserves 3 Lakes 2 Stadiums 2 Aquariums 2 Cathedrals 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1

Local servicesGP surgeryMunlochy Surgery2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTore Primary School1.6 miSecondaryDingwall Academy5.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV10 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ83 miRailway stationDingwall4.4 miBus stationBus StationInverness6.8 miFerryInvergordon Port Ferry Terminal9.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV8 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV8 postcode district.

County or areaHighland
Postcode districtIV8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 3 min4:17 am – 10:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 35 min8:58 am – 3:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,909 residentsin the Black Isle South census areaMedian age 49.21,321 households79% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 1,451 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 10%, construction 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, 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°C942 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October67 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 7°CFMarch: 1 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 9°CNDecember: -0 to 6°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesPefferside Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197539 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jul 202646 mi away, Lochcarron, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,316 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation160 m525 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 192 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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