Local servicesGP surgeryLinkwood Medical2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLhanbryde Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondaryElgin High School3.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV31 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ49 miRailway stationElgin3.4 miBus stationBus StationElgin3.7 miFerryNigg Ferry Terminal30 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB55 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB55 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 5 min4:12 am – 10:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 33 min8:54 am – 3:27 pm
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People2,895 residentsin the Rural Keith and Strathisla census areaMedian age 50.31,288 households80% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright6% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 1,590 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 13%, manufacturing 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C743 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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)
Nearby landmarksLoch na Bolake · 1.0 miLoch Oirelake · 1.0 miDoo Hillhill · under a mileGallow Hillhill · under a mileCrooked Woodwoodland · under a mileCloggans Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCooper Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 17 haThe Biblical Gardenpark · 3.3 miLossie Greenpark · 3.8 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201528 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201528 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband26% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband61% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)11% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,457 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
