Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 58 min4:17 am – 10:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 39 min8:53 am – 3:32 pm
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People4,453 residentsin the Badenoch and Strathspey North census areaMedian age 52.22,067 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,246 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, hospitality 12%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 9°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows -2°C805 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October96 days of air frost, 3 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 spacesAbernethy Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 15 haAbernethy Outdoor Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 6 Aug 197450 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202148 mi away, Roybridge, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 0.9 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 5.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,455 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation222 m728 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 201 to 240 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBadenoch And Strathspey Community Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryGrantown-On-Spey Medical Practice5.4 miPharmacyAlobp Investments LTD4.9 miDentistYour Perfect Smile Dental Clinic5.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV24 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ55 miRailway stationCarrbridge6.6 miFerryInverness Loch Ness Ferry LandingLochend27 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PH25 postcode district.
