Local servicesGP surgeryFochabers Medical Practice2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMosstodloch Primary School1.8 miSecondaryMilne's High School2.1 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV33 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ45 miRailway stationElgin6.4 miBus stationBus StationElgin6.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV32 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV32 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 4 min4:12 am – 10:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 34 min8:53 am – 3:27 pm
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People2,472 residentsin the Heldon West, Miltonduff and Fogwatt to Inchberry census areaMedian age 53.21,045 households84% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright1% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 1,302 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle57% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C833 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 4 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 spacesInchberry Picnic Sitepark · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes8 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 1.3 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband73% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,142 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
