Local servicesGP surgeryArdach Health Centre3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryFindochty Primary Schoolunder a milePrimaryPortknockie Primary School1.6 miSecondaryBuckie High School3.1 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportAberdeen International Airport ABZ43 miRailway stationKeith10 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB56 postcode district.
Link copied! Press Ctrl+D to bookmark.
Local Information
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AB56 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 6 min4:10 am – 10:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 33 min8:53 am – 3:25 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People4,306 residentsin the Cullen, Portknockie, Findochty, Drybridge and Berryhillock census areaMedian age 54.92,041 households76% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright16% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 1,872 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, Scots 1%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 0°C782 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, no 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 landmarksMcKenzie's Beachbeach · under a mileSandy Creekbeach · under a mileLinn of Rannaswaterfall · 2.2 miPortessie Baybay · 1.4 miCrooked Hythetidal water · under a mileTronach Headheadland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStrathlene Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 29 haMcleod Parkplaying field · 1.8 mi · 2 haQueen Street Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 4 haBuckpool Harbour Parkpark · 3.1 miOgilvie Parkpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201531 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201531 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband24% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,403 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
