Local servicesGP surgeryRinnes Medical Group1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMortlach Primary School1.4 miSecondarySpeyside High School4.5 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV36 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ38 miRailway stationKeith8.4 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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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 1 min4:13 am – 10:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 36 min8:52 am – 3:28 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 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows -0°C997 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October73 days of air frost, 2 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 Parklake · 1.4 miLinen Apronwaterfall · 2.2 miBlack Lochlake · 2.0 miHill of Parkbeghill · under a mileTips of Clunymorehill · under a mileBen Mainmountain · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarket Greenpark · 1.6 miThe Shand Centresports ground · 1.2 miFiddich Parkpark · 3.7 miAlice Littler Parkpark · 4.7 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 201541 mi away, Moray FirthMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Mar 201541 mi away, Moray FirthSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · 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
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
Elevation217 m712 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 136 to 393 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
