Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 2 min4:13 am – 10:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 36 min8:52 am – 3:28 pm
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People2,801 residentsin the Rothes and North Speyside census areaMedian age 49.91,341 households68% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright17% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 1,391 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 24%, health and social work 10%, construction 9%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 12% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C888 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October65 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 landmarksShanks Poollake · under a mileCraig Nook Waterlake · under a mileHeathery Isleisland · under a mileBen Aiganmountain · 2.3 miCraigellachie Potwater · under a mileBoathole o' Fiddichwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFiddich Parkpark · under a mileAlice Littler Parkpark · 2.0 miMarket Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Jun 197150 mi away, Great GlenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201538 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · 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
Broadband4.5% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,478 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStephen Cottage Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryAberlour Medical Practice2.0 miPharmacyBlackridge Pharma LTD2.0 miDentistSpeyside Dental Clinic2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCraigellachie Primary Schoolunder a mileSecondarySpeyside High School1.8 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV32 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ42 miRailway stationKeith9.7 miBus stationBus StationElgin12 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB38 postcode district.
