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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 IV30 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV30 postcode district.

County or areaMoray
Postcode districtIV30
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People2,315 residentsin the Lhanbryde, Troves, Pitgavney and seaward census areaMedian age 48.41,137 households63% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright26% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 1,128 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 63% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%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 yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: 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
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,486 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





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